A Lancashire man claims a tornado prevented a UFO from landing near where he stood.
Pat Regan claims he was nearly blown off his feet in Rufford as he photographed the tornado during a fishing trip.
When he got home he enlarged the picture on his computer and spotted the UFO.
Pat told The Sun: I noticed this weird speck. I blew it up and there it was - a UFO hovering right beside the twister.
Its a perfect disc shape and greenish in colour. If it was a little green man he probably took one look at the weather and thought twice about landing!
A Met Office spokesman said: Tornados occur about 30 times a year in the UK, but its the first time Ive heard of a UFO spotted close to one.