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Strange lights in the sky caused a stir this week prompting theories that aliens may have been passing through the borough.
Neighbours in Greenway Gardens, Greenford, came out into the street to gaze at about 30 bright white lights moving in small groups across the night.
RAF Northolt confirmed there were no airborne operations taking place at the time, at about 11pm on Sunday, and suggested flying Chinese lanterns my be the cause.
The lanterns are made of paper and wire and have candles inside so that they can float like miniature hot air balloons for several miles. But residents said the lights were too bright and white to be be mistaken for them.
Greenway Gardens resident Mike Roberts said: "They looked like the lights from helicopters but they were silent. There were about 30 of them, they must've covered about 200 yards of sky, they looked quite mysterious. There were quite a few of us out looking at them, some wondered if it was aliens. "They were moving quite quickly and we watched them until they went out of view. A lot of people must have seen them."