LONDON , England ( CNN ) -- Britain 's accident prone `` Octopus UFO '' is just one of hundreds of unexplained sightings in the same area where a wind turbine was wrecked over the weekend , according to the latest reports . The Sun tabloid newspaper 's UFO splash . Britain 's tabloid Sun newspaper Thursday proclaimed from its front page that a wind turbine was ruined after a UFO hit one of its 20 meter-long blades in Conisholme , Lincolnshire . It quoted residents who saw strange balls of lights in the sky and heard a loud bang . However , another British national newspaper said the lights were just fireworks from a staff member 's dad 's birthday celebration . Turbine experts suggested it was a simple mechanical failure . The plot thickened further Friday , with The Sun saying it had been `` bombarded '' with reports of UFO sightings from hundreds of witnesses in the area where the turbine was destroyed . Watch video on the UFO incident . `` There have been reports of flying saucers for more than six months , '' the newspaper said . Local John Harrison , 32 , told The Sun he looked out of his window and saw `` a massive ball of light with tentacles going right down to the ground . '' The newspaper said `` other respected witnesses , such as local council chairman Robert Palmer and GP Jenny Watson , described seeing 'streaking white lights ' . '' Quoting unnamed Ministry of Defence `` insiders , '' The Sun said the UFO sightings may be an unmanned stealth bomber on test flights . It said the Taranis `` black delta-wing craft '' was being developed nearby to deliver bombs undetected in war zones ; back to the testing board then ? However , initial reports when the Taranis contract was let last year said it would take at least four years to develop with flight testing due 2010 ... in Australia . CNN has also been `` bombarded '' with messages , but mainly from people less than convinced . J. Kale believed there was a very simple explanation . `` The octopus thing obviously thought the wind turbine was a female doing a mating dance and tried to mate with it . '' Trevor Brown was worried the aliens did not `` know how to drive a flying octopus . '' Mono was worried what the aliens might think about the fuss . `` Well , let 's hope there is intelligent life watching us . It would at least prove there is intelligence somewhere . '' Maxim , who lives near the turbines , had a simple explanation for the lights . `` On Sunday there was a very spectacular meteor shower , like fireworks on the horizontal . '' Lilia was unimpressed with some of the explanations -- and your writer . `` Listen , just report the story and follow through . Think you can do that ? Without screwing up ? The plausible explanations are absurd . You are going to tell me that the residents of the area are not going to recognize fireworks ? This is a ridiculous and insulting explanation and it sounds exactly like that , offensive and ridiculous . I do n't know if there was a UFO or not , but it is all rather odd . What I do know is that the arrogant tone has got to stop . '' Is it life Jim but not as we know it ? Beam us up your thoughts .
British tabloid blames UFO for destroying wind turbine blade . `` Octopus UFO '' may have been unmanned stealth bomber on test flight , paper says . CNN readers remain skeptical about role of UFO in turbine 's ruination .