Spooky sightings of mysterious objects flashing across the night sky in Muswell Hill - thought to be a UFO - has led to the area being dubbed "Roswell Hill".

A gobsmacked Emma Hall, 33, of Kings Avenue, watched in terror from her living room window as a bright orange ball the size of a helicopter sped through the air.

The PA for Hackney Council was watching TV with boyfriend Daniel Chapman at about 2am on Sunday, January 25, when he leapt from the sofa to the window.

She said: "It terrified me, I don't know what I would do if my boyfriend hadn't been there. We both went cold just watching it and now I'm keeping my eyes glued to the sky. We tried to think what on earth it could have been and we've ruled out practically everything else.

"We have started referring to Muswell Hill as Roswell Hill."

This is not the first time she has had a close encounter with the unexplained.

She claimed the couple also spotted a silver object "like two balls joined together" from the same living room window more than two years ago, which hovered in the sky before speeding off.

She added: "I wish I had taken some photos now. It's hard to tell people because they think you're just having a laugh.