ALIENS will not be beaming north Kent residents up anytime soon despite a trio of reported UFO sightings, an expert has said.

John Jenkins, chairman of Truth Research Investigations, responded to Government documents released last week detailing unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings across the country.

The files - which show reports to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) from 2000 to 2005 - detail three sightings in Dartford and Gravesham, including a fleet of eight UFOs in one night.

Mr Jenkins, who investigates paranormal activity in north Kent, said: “I’m not sure that there are aliens coming. I’d like to think they are, but I doubt it.”

But Mr Jenkins said that the information, released in response to requests under the Freedom of Information Act, still did not give the full picture.

He said: “The really interesting ones are reported by military personnel, but they have got to keep things a secret sometimes.”

In 1998 the MoD received a report of a cartwheeling object in the sky above Gravesend. The round object, emitting a bright beam of light, appeared at 12.30am on October 12.

On May 29 2000, eight round objects, all emitting a bright golden light, were spotted above Gravesend. The UFOs, which were visible for ten minutes, glided through the sky, appearing after what was described as “a small whirlwind”.

On November 1 2000, an object appeared above Dartford Bridge at 9.31am where it stayed for ten seconds. The report said the object showed “erratic movements, darting from side to side.”

The records are available to download for free for a month at nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos.

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