In January 1979 Jean Hingley had just seen her husband drive off to work when she noticed a large orange sphere hovering near the driveway.

She rushed back to the house and said three tiny winged figures, wearing goldfish-bowl helmets, flew past her into the living room and started shaking the Christmas tree, dislodging the fairy from the top.

The strange beings told Mrs Hingley they came "from the sky" then talked about Jesus and Tommy Steele.

She offered them a tray of mince pies and they took one each before flying off to their ship, which then lifted up in the direction of Oldbury or West Bromwich. read more at birminghammail.net