. . . and I’m not referring to its famous fish docks. A string of UFO sightings in the North Lincolnshire town seem to be causing some concern amongst the locals. Two independent witnesses saw, on the evening of March 23rd, protractor shaped flashes in the sky, and a few nights later resident Pat Jones, her daughter, and a neighbour spotted a multi-coloured object flashing above them in the night sky.
Several rational explanations have been put forward to allay people’s fears including the Space Station re-aligning its solar panels, a satellite altering course, the launch of the space shuttle, etc, etc, but perhaps these are just red herrings – yes, I know, I know: Grimsby fish docks + red herring = bad pun.
Pat Jones is sticking to her guns, though, and insists that what she caught sight of was indeed from another world. Quoted in a local newspaper she said, ‘I’ve been reading the stories in the Grimsby Telegraph and they scare me quite a bit. . . . I just hope we are not being bombarded by aliens.’
I hope so too, Mrs Jones, but I think we can safely say that we are indeed being visited from afar. I’ve also seen their spaceships. Not recently, but I know they’re there. I’m not one for conspiracy theories, so it would probably be for the best if the professionals are called in. Perhaps Mulder and Scully – or should that be Mullet and Scampi . . . .
