A couple photographed a UFO hovering in the black sky above their home in Welwyn Garden City, Hertforshire, late at night.

Hertfordshire ufo
© ArchantUFO fever has blown up after a couple snapped this mystery object hovering in the black sky above their home.
Diane Prior took the shot after her husband Andy, 40, raised the alarm.

He was in his back garden with his dog at about 10.45pm when he saw two strange objects over his head.

Mr Prior, of Welwyn Garden City, Herts, said: "They were above the clouds, swinging left to right.

"There was no noise whatsoever. I was absolutely gobsmacked. I have never seen anything like it before."

Andy said they couldn't have been planes, helicopters or Chinese lanterns.

"It wasn't a laser show because you would have seen the light going up."

The sales executive insisted he was as sober as a judge when he spotted the suspected UFOs last Friday night.

"The last time I had a pint was last Wednesday night," said Mr Prior.

He has reported the sighting to the Ministry of Defence.

A spokeswoman said: "The MoD examines reports solely to establish whether UK airspace may have been compromised by hostile or unauthorised military activity.

"Unless there is evidence of a potential threat, there is no attempt to identify the nature of each sighting reported."