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Police have revealed details of 999 calls made in Cleveland by people who believe they have spotted a flying saucer.

Some of the calls, however, go a little farther - with some of the area's residents claiming they have been abducted by a UFO.

One man from Teesside went missing in December, however he turned up shortly after and explained to officers that he had "been on a UFO to Durham".

According to the Gazette , data disclosed by Cleveland Police has revealed details of all the 999 calls made by people who think they’ve spotted a saucer.

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And in one incident last December, police found a missing Middlesbrough man “safe and well”.

However he couldn’t offer an explanation about his disappearance as he had apparently “been on a UFO to Durham”.

And he wasn’t the only Teessider to have a close encounter in 2015.

One Stockton skygazer watched in astonishment as a UFO “pulsated in an irregular manner, like a heartbeat”. It then darted from left to right before shooting off after two minutes.

One couple watched SIX silver saucers in the Lackenby sky. They contacted the RAF, who weren’t interested, so they contacted Cleveland Police - who told them it may just be lanterns.

A Middlesbrough woman called police an hour after spotting a UFO hovering “perfectly” last September.

And a Hartlepool woman denied being involved in an incident - as she had been out in a spaceship.

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There was a surge in Teesside UFO sightings last year.

And in February, YouTube user Andrew Teasdale posted a video of what he believed could have been a UFO hovering above Thornaby.

And one of Britain’s leading UFO experts claims he may know the reason why.

“I found out not so long ago that there is a underwater base in the North Sea,” claimed alien hunter Russ Kellett.

“That is why we see them - they are just coming in and out of the sea.”

He claims he even has footage showing UFOs leaving the waters.

The North Yorkshire ufologist has appeared on TV talking about his findings - even filming a special with Danny Dyer.

And he claims in his decades searching the sky, this area has proved a hotbed for intergalactic activity.