The wind farm where UFO hunters believe an alien aircraft struck a 290-foot wind turbine has been sealed off. By Stephen Adams
Last Updated: 8:09AM GMT 12 Jan 2009
One of the turbine's 65-foot blades came off and another was damaged at the site Photo: PA
Security guards have been sent to protect the wind farm site in Conisholme, Lincs, following last week's incident.
One of the turbine's 65-foot blades came off and another was damaged at the site, on the same night that local residents reported seeing orange-yellow spheres in the sky, which some described as trailing octopus-like "tentacles".
Ecotricity, the company that owns the wind farm near Louth, has yet to find an explanation for the damage.
But managers are believed to be concerned UFO enthusiasts will scour the site for debris, so have decided to restrict access.
Dog patrols have been sent to ensure no unauthorised people can enter the site.
Nick Pope, a UFO expert, told The Sun: "There may be something they don't want people to see."
However, foreign debris was found at the site during an initial search.
More rational explanations include the possibility that a secret military aircraft such as a stealth bomber might have hit the turbine during a test flight, or that the turbine blade simply fell off, damaging the other one in the process.
Mr Pope said: "If a stealth aircraft struck the turbine, it may be made of some material which is itself top secret."
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