19 Oct, 2015 15:13

‘Burning UFO wreckage’ in London suburb mystifies police

Police in Kingston in southwest London, had a close encounter of the third kind early on Saturday morning when they discovered a UFO-like object in the middle of a road.

Police in the London suburb were alerted to a mysterious fire next to a traffic light on Malden Road at about midnight between Friday night and Saturday morning.

Officers, who wondered whether they had come across the burning wreckage of a UFO, shared pictures of the “crash scene” on Facebook.

Have Kingston Police recovered the first UFO!?Last night at around midnight a concerned member of the public called us...
Posted by Kingston Police on Saturday, 17 October 2015

Police were called to the scene after a concerned member of the public phoned the emergency services to complain about a strange item on fire in the middle of the A2043.

Officers were accompanied by London Fire Brigade, according to a post on Kingston police’s Facebook page.

“Officers from Emergency Response Team A were dispatched along with the London Fire Brigade. When they arrived on scene they couldn’t believe their eyes!”

“The officers that arrived on scene described the item as looking like a crash landed UFO! Can you work out what the item is from the picture? Comment below with your guesses!”

Facebook users responded with a variety of useful suggestions.

“Spider-Man’s holiday home?” asked one user.

“A ladybird,” suggested another helpful citizen.

One Kingston resident took the opportunity to moan about local law enforcement.

“Drive through Kingston and stop for a second or two in a box junction, on a yellow line or clip a bus lane and a penalty ticket will drop through your letter box before the car engine has time to cool. But drive through Kingston dropping a dangerous or insecure load and nobody can track the vehicle??!!”