A Beckenham author claims to have answered one of the major questions troubling humanity. We are not alone.

And the truth from out there was brought to Bromley when Timothy Good, of The Avenue, Beckenham, visited The Glades to discuss his research, which shows aliens are here on Earth already, with bases beneath the sea and on land.

The 59-year-old's interest in aliens was sparked from a childhood desire to be a pilot which made him think about UFOs.

Since then the ex-violinist has spent years travelling the world to find out more.

His expertise has been displayed in lectures all over the world and he was invited to the Pentagon for discussions in 1998.

America, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain and Italy were all research sites for the latest book.

But he claims aliens can be found closer to home, too, and believes he saw a UFO hovering over Orpington back in December 1980.

He has gleaned much of his information from high-ranking military sources and sees his work as a battle against scepticism.

Mr Good said: “I certainly don't enjoy preaching to the converted. I want people to learn the truth about what is going on. From what I have learnt, I know there are alien bases under the sea and underground in various points of the world. Contact has been made between aliens and military forces.

“I don't believe all of these aliens are hostile, I think we have different races on Earth and they have different intentions.

“One thing which might give a ray of hope is they seem to have some sort of vested interest in the Earth and I certainly don't think they would stand by and let us blow the planet to smithereens.

“I think governments have a calculated campaign of disinformation to make sure people don't get too interested.”

The Glades marketing executive Andy McLean was at Mr Good's talk in Ottakar's book shop.

He said: “The talk was stirring stuff and the audience was gripped from start to finish. His theories are very convincing and, as conspiracy theories go, this one takes some beating.”

The new book, called Unearthly Disclosure, is currently out in paperback.

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