"UFO hits wind turbine", The Sun newspaper reported yesterday, claiming that a 65ft blade had been torn off a wind turbine in Conisholme, Lincolnshire, after being hit by an unidentified flying object. Dorothy Willows, a resident, was said to be among dozens who spotted "mysterious orangey-yellow spheres" in the sky, just hours before the blade fell off at about 4am on Sunday.

Nick Pope, a UFO expert, said it could be "one of the most significant UFO incidents for years".