A group of UFOs has been photographed hovering over London by Google Street View.

Nine objects viewed by Google Street View
© UnknownSilver discs can be seen above a bookmaker's shop in an image of Bethnal Green, East London
Nine mystery silver discs can be seen above a bookmaker's shop in an image of Bethnal Green, east London, taken last year.

They appear to be flying in neat formation in three rows, attracting the attention of several passers-by, in the photograph of Wolverley Street.

One man can be seen craning his neck to look at the unidentified objects passing overhead as he strolls down the road.

It is the latest in a series of bizarre apparitions caught on camera since the British version of the Street View service was launched.

There were claims that a mystery figure in a black hat with a long scarf in a scene from Cardiff could be a Victorian ghost.

Meanwhile a blurry image bearing a distinct resemblance to ET, the film alien, was picked up by Google cameras near the town of Berkeley Heights in New Jersey, USA.

The figure, with a long neck and an oblong head appears next to a bright beam of light.

Residents of Wolverley Street were perplexed by the sighting.

A spokesman for Google said that a series of strange "blobs" had been reported since the service was first offered in Britain earlier this month.

"For us it just shows how Street View is an interesting tool for users," he said.

The UK version of Street View, which accompanies Google's mapping service and satellite imagery provides photographs of 22,360 miles of roads across 25 cities around the country.