A PARISH councillor is seeking answers after spotting a strange object hovering in the afternoon sun.

Roger Levett, 65, of Tonbridge Road, Teston, was relaxing in the garden with his wife when they noticed a flashing light high in the sky.

He said: "We had been to the Kent Show and were sitting drinking tea and eating cake we’d bought from the WI marquee.

"As we chatted, I saw this thing flashing over a ridge towards Headcorn but much higher than any normal aircraft."

Mr Levett believes it was a proper unidentified flying object, rather than a vessel for aliens from another world.

He said: "I can only think it was a weather balloon or something like that. It was too high for a helicopter or plane. There must be an explanation."

The mystery deepened with neither Headcorn Aerodrome nor the Met Office able to offer an explanation.

Mr Levett, added: "It was all very strange. Perhaps there was something in the cake."

The sighting took place at about 4.50pm on Saturday, July 16.

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