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<\/p>\nLOCALS are convinced aliens had paid a visit when they saw strange lights in the night sky \u2013 but the reality appears to be much more mundane.<\/p>\n
People living in South London were freaked out by the odd display on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
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Several posted pictures and video on social media, showing the flickering lights converging before eerily moving apart.<\/p>\n
And many said they believed aliens were landing.<\/p>\n
But one social media user thinks they know what really caused it \u2013 London Stadium using their high-powered lamps.<\/p>\n
Alicia Teoh saw the lights over East London from her home in Hither Green in the south.<\/p>\n
She said: \u201cThe lights were quite distinct but from my point of view they were tinged a whitish colour and were constantly moving in a pattern.<\/p>\n \u201cAt some times they would move far away then move back again.\u201d<\/p>\n She posted pictures of the phenomenon on Facebook and also took video footage – receiving dozens of replies.<\/p>\n One suggested it was Elon Musk\u2019s satellites, others planes, while one joked it may have been Father Christmas and others said it could be drones.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n But overwhelmingly most put it down to UFOs manned by aliens, with one saying: \u201cWe all thought aliens were landing.\u201d<\/p>\n Another said: \u201cThey are heeeeeeerrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeee,\u201d while one added: \u201cAlien convoy.\u201d<\/p>\n One said: \u201cFriggin aliens,\u201d while another joked: \u201cIt's a crack in space and time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAlien invasion and it\u2019s not a moment too soon!\u201d another joked.<\/p>\n One said she had seen it before, saying: \u201cLooks like what me and my partner saw last month when we were in Beckenham Place Park. We were watching them for a while.<\/p>\n \u201cFirst thought they were stars but defo not. They looked just like this about eight of them and were moving.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile another saw them and posted on Twitter, saying: \u201cI keep seeing these lights all over London, does anyone know what they are from? #ufo #london #weirdlights.\u201d<\/p>\n And another added: \u201cSaw these weird lights tonight over London I guess they are amping us #UFO #London #unexplained,\u201d before adding: \u201cI don't usually think to much into these things but it\u2019s super weird.\u201d<\/p>\n It seems though the display was possibly due to the London Stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford using their lights.<\/p>\n The stadium has a state-of-the-art lighting system, with light to sound synchronisation using spotlights and LED floodlights.<\/p>\n The venue has previously hosted the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the London 2017 World Athletics Championships, the 2019 Major League Baseball London Series, and performers like the Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Guns N\u2019 Roses and Beyonc\u00e9.<\/p>\n Graham Gilmore, CEO, London Stadium, said in September 2021: \u201cThe impressive new lighting system certainly adds that wow factor for all events, putting the visitor experience at the heart of everything we do here at the London Stadium.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/EP_UFO_DFW_COMP.jpg\")
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