A Gravesend man has spoken out after spotting three mysterious flying objects in the sky above his home.

Chris Lovell rushed out of his house in Rosewood Mews after catching a glimpse of the objects passing by, at around 7.55pm on Monday night last week.

He managed to take a few quick snaps before they disappeared, and is now hoping to find some answers as to what they might have been.

“I have no idea what they were,” said the 41-year-old warehouse operator. “I was literally just watching TV and I happened to glance out of the patio door window. I saw three lightish dots moving right to left quite quickly.

“I said to my partner ‘that's strange’ and grabbed my phone. They were moving from the back to the house to the front, so I went out and snapped some pictures.”

Mr Lovell said the dots were initially in a triangular formation and moved into a vertical line, becoming a darker colour as they did so. He said he was unable to estimate how far away or how big they were, but believed they were flying at a typical altitude of a plane.

“I tried to make out what it was but all I could see was a black dot with an aura around it,” he added. “People said they could be drones but it's unexplained.”

“They seemed to be passing through the clouds. They were probably going the same speed as a plane, but a fast plane.

“I don't know if they disappeared or were getting smaller in the distance, but they disappeared from view. I tried zooming in with the camera but they were gone.”

Mr Lovell said the flying objects were in view for about 30-40 seconds, adding: “I just didn't understand what it was I was looking at. I thought it was strange.

“If it's not a plane or helicopter, or something we're used to seeing in the sky, you think what is it?”

Did you see the flying dots, or have a theory as to what they might have been? Email chunter@thekmgroup.co.uk