By East Grinstead Courier<\/p>\n
IT WAS almost a case for the X-Files’ Mulder and Scully, when an unidentified flying object was spotted hovering in a field in Colemans Hatch back in April 1998.<\/p>\n
Carpenter Lawrence Praill, 32, was working at Casablanca Plant Nursery in Hartfield Road when he saw a silver sphere hanging seemingly unaided in a next door field.<\/p>\n
Mr Praill told the Courier. “I saw the object, which was about 50yds away through the hedge at about 3pm.<\/p>\n
“But I thought I was seeing things so I had to take another look.
\n“I then tried to ignore it but curiosity got the better of me and I ventured over.<\/p>\n
“I was very cautious because all I could see was a sphere with bright yellow flashes on it, which appeared to be in the middle of disc. It looked very eerie, but I was curious.”<\/p>\n
But when Mr Praill approached the UFO, he realised it was not of extra-terrestrial origin. On closer inspection the sphere was being suspended in the air by a large white balloon, it also had the remains of two other balloons \u2013 one red and one white \u2013 and parachute attached to it.<\/p>\n
Mr Praill added: “When I saw the balloon and parachute I just laughed through relief as I was quite scared when I first noticed it. I brought it back to the nursery and took it apart, but there was nothing inside.<\/p>\n
“We really want to find out what it is and where it is from as it is a complete mystery. But between us we think it is probably a weather balloon.”<\/p>\n
But a Met Office spokesman denied the object was connected to British-run weather experiments.<\/p>\n
He said: “Our weather balloons consist of a single orange balloon attached to a polystyrene box which contains the equipment.<\/p>\n
“But I do not know what this is although it could be an amateur experiment.”<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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