Rise of UFO sightings in 2009

There has been a rise of UFO sightings in 2009, could this be a signal of the end times, or an invasion? Are the aliens finally going to make contact? Alien contact would mean so much to the human race, if they were peaceful, think of all the things they could teach us.

If they were hostile, think of the devastation they could wreak upon the human race. The two sides are just mind boggling to think about. Contact with an advanced alien race either means the highest enlightenment or the worst destruction of the human race!

Could the rise in UFO sightings be the result of an invasion later in 2009? Look at the map on the bottom of the page, UFO sightings have been reported all over the country!

Info about the rise in ufo sightings can be found here.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/special_reports&id=6621513