(Original headline: Mystery of crop circle in Kent feld )
Fields of corn are plentiful at this time of year but one of them has an additional point of interest.
A strange crop circle appeared in a field between Sandling and Boxley, Maidstone, some time during the night of Saturday, July 16 and the early hours of the morning on Sunday, July 17, but how it was made remains a mystery.
The formation – estimated at 180ft to 200ft wide – can be seen from the M20 and from Boxley Road and has attracted many visitors.
It has also been placed on several crop circle websites, where enthusiasts have been discussing its layout and the techniques used to make it, trying to decide if it is a hoax or whether it has been created by an alien force.
Claire Sullivan and Iris Neel, of Eccles, spotted the circle as they were driving along the motorway and decided to take a closer look.
Miss Sullivan said: "Although we have seen them on television and in the papers before we have never seen one for real so we went to have a look.
"It is fascinating to see the way the corn is lying down flat but it isn’t broken at all, and there are flattened bits in the middle of circles of corn with no sign as to how they were made."
Miss Neel added: "I am not sure that I believe in other forces but it is very strange and inexplicable.
"I think the whole thing is very interesting whether they are man-made or not."
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(Original headline: Flying saucer spotted at afternoon tea )
A partish 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.
