More unexplained lights have been sighted in the skies over Epsom in the last two weeks.

Dermod and Lynne Sweeney, from Epsom, said they saw the lights moving across the sky on the evening of Sunday, September 17.

Mr Sweeney said: “We stopped on the road alongside the station and watched for several minutes.

"The objects looked quite large and were brightly lit.

"They were obviously being steered as opposed to drifting.

"They could have been helicopters and Lynne was sure that she saw the profile of a helicopter in one of them.”

Phil Salvage and his wife were walking home after eating out in Stoneleigh Broadway on Saturday, September 5, and at 9.20pm.

Mr Savage said: “I saw what I thought was a number of planes stacking to go into the airport.

"We stood for a few seconds and then realised that there was far too many, we counted about 18, and they were far too close together.

"The lights were all the same colour and brightness and we stood for what seemed four or five minutes watching them go over.

“They came from over the Stoneleigh Inn car park and drifted over the Broadway heading towards North Cheam but as they headed over the top of the Broadway they could no longer be seen.

“There was no engine noise and they were flying quite high in a broken formation as the other witness has described. It would be interesting to know what we saw.”

As the mystery continued Neville Grabaskey, education officer of Ewell Astronomical Society said: “There have been some reports but I have to say that reports of UFOs are actually satellites moving constantly in space.

"The altitude at which they orbit the Earth means they catch the light of the Sun, which creates an exceedingly bright light. At night, this is just a reflection of street lights, catching the same light.”

A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said: “The MoD examines reports solely to establish whether UK airspace may have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised military activity.

"Unless there is evidence of a potential threat, there is no attempt to identify the nature of each sighting.”

If you are interested in learning more about astronomy or want an explanation about the sightings in Epsom, Neville Grabaskey is giving talks on Thursday, October 22, at 7pm to 8pm at Kingston Library, or Tuesday, November 17, at 6.30pm to 7.30pm at Worcester Park library.

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