When we eventually make contact with our alien overlords it will undoubtedly be against the regal backdrop of Buckingham Palace or perhaps the Houses of Parliament, (we've seen Mars Attacks! thank you very much).
So it is with some surprise that we regarded these shots of a UFO hovering above the somewhat less scenic skyline of Shipley, West Yorkshire.
The snaps were taken by Emil Ziemczonek, who only noticed the strange object after the images were developed.
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