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Two brothers were left stunned after separately spotting what they believe was a UFO in the early morning sky while on their way to work.

Simon Ives, 42, and his brother Jonathan, 35, are both police officers and were both commuting to their jobs in the early hours of the morning when they sighted the bizarre object.

And it appears that both saw the UFO within minutes of each other.

Simon said: "I was walking to the bus stop on my way to work when I saw an object about the size of a football field with three bright orange lights hanging in the sky.

"It waited in a stationary position for about six to eight minutes before moving west over my head.

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"It was absolutely incredible and I cannot explain what it was.

"There was another member of the public standing near me so I called him over and he shouted, 'Oh my god.'

"I can safely say it wasn't a plane because from tip to tail it was far too big.

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"I am into astronomy and what I saw was very unusual."

The father of one, who spotted the object at 5.28 am last Friday in Collier Rowe, said: "What was really weird was my brother sent me a text a few minutes later to say he'd seen the same object."

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His brother Jonathan Ives, 35, also a Met policeman, had been driving down the M11 before pulling over and sending the text message.

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Simon, who lives in Romford with his wife Sarah, added: "I told him, 'You've got to be joking me.'

"I know it wasn't a commercial object.

"It could have been a dark, military project or possibly something from outside this world.

"I am definitely open-minded to the idea of there being life outside our own planet."

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Simon, who has served in the Metropolitan Police for 15 years, said: "This isn't the first time I've seen a UFO.

"In 2011 in Leytonstone I saw something similar that I can't explain.

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"I also set up a paranormal group a few years ago to investigate ghost sightings in haunted houses.

"We didn't find any definitive evidence of ghosts but it was still quite frightening."