Residents in a sleepy West Yorkshire village have poked fun at a village road sign after it given a redesign.
A sign warning motorists of cows in the road has been given a little facelift with a UFO hovering above the farmyard favourite. It left some residents of Burley in Wharfedale, near Ilkley, to wonder if they should be worried of an alien encounter.
Cynthia Ahrensmeier first spotted the addition to the sign in December but did not know what it was until she had a closer look earlier this week. Cynthia, who originally came from South Africa and moved to the area five years ago, told Yorkshire Live: "It just looked like a spot at first but it wasn't until I had a closer look that I realised what it was.
"Luckily this time when I spotted it, I was at the front of the bus and saw it clearly. Obviously, it is a sticker, but it is a bit of fun to think of it as something else like a warning.
"I posted it on the Burley in Wharfedale Village Group in jest. The comments have been quite funny while some have been thinking that it was photoshopped - which I took another picture to show that it hadn't been. It adds to the village as we all have a great sense of humour."
Cynthia's post has been a hit with the group and has had 136 emojis and 37 comments from other residents discussing the find. Adrian M Bell said: "Cow abduction. It’s been taking place in the US since 1897. Clearly it’s started in Burley now."
Adam Collinge also added to the joke and said: "We are not alone." There has also been speculation of truth as Dave Faff said: "Ilkley Moor has long been famous for UFOs and it's the only possible reason why you never see a cow up there."
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