Robbie goes on alien camps
2008-06-18 16:40
Los Angeles - Robbie Williams has started camping in a bid to spot a UFO.
The Angels singer - who is fascinated with aliens - has purchased a tent, sleeping bag, cooking gear and survival equipment so he can sleep under the Californian stars in the hope of seeing an extraterrestrial spacecraft.
A source close to the star - who lives in Los Angeles - told Britain's The Sun newspaper: "Robbie has been taking pals out to the woods for long weekends. He wants to live like a cowboy in a Western.
"He also has a fascination with UFOs and thinks he has more chance of seeing one away from Los Angeles's bright lights."
Earlier this year, it was claimed Robbie was planning to splash out £2.5m on an alien observatory after spending all his free time visiting Arizona's National Optical Astronomy Observatory, in Tucson.
'Bizarre existence'
A source said: "He is leading a bizarre existence at the moment, vanishing into the desert to look at starts in far-flung galaxies.
"He is dead set on buying himself an observatory in the desert, which can cost up to £2.5m. He is hooked on all things from outer space."
Robbie - whose 2006 Close Encounters World Tour was alien-themed - has previously claimed he has been visited by spaceships on three occasions.
Describing one close encounter of the third kind, he said: "I was lying on my sun lounger outside at night. Above me was a square thing that passed over my head slightly and shot off." - Bang Showbiz.com