Streatham in South London is hardly a much of a tourist destination, unless of course you got there from another galaxy in a UFO. In such case there would be little difference between Streatham and Venice, after all both are Planet Earth anyway.

It appears ETs might have dropped in for a visit to muggy, traffic-congested Streatham. Last night James Whale's Drivetime radio show on LBC 97.3 was inundated with phone calls from locals claiming they saw a UFO above Streatham. Internet chat sites and twitter were also abuzz with the news.

A disc shaped UFO was described as appearing above the area. Other callers claimed bright white flashes were seen along with unusual silvery shapes. Scenes of hundreds of shocked people looking at the sky were described.

On a serious note, if this event did indeed occur and no explanation is forthcoming undoubtedly Ufologists will be moving in on the suburb in search of witnesses. 'The objects described seem very anomalous and it is hard to believe so many people would misidentify Chinese lanterns or a blimp' one British ufologist noted.