A UFO spotted above St Edmundsbury Borough Cathedral was seen by a member of staff, it emerged today.

Laurence Cawley

A UFO spotted above St Edmundsbury Borough Cathedral was seen by a member of staff, it emerged today.

Police were first notified about a UFO above the cathedral in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday night.

The incident, which lasted just minutes, happened in Bury St Edmunds on Saturday night. It is understood the man saw the grey UFO spinning in the air near the cathedral before disappearing behind the Bury landmark.

But it has now emerged a member of the cathedral's own staff saw the UFO as well.

The cathedral's visitor officer Sarah Friswell said: “I mentioned it at our staff meeting yesterday and a member of staff did see 'it' as well. But I have to say no-one else has commented or 'phoned or mentioned it.

“It happened in between two short power cuts, so we wondered if it was linked to that.”

A police spokeswoman said: “We received a report at 10.43 pm on Saturday from a gentleman who said he'd seen a large object spinning in the sky for around 10 to 12 minutes, which looked like a UFO. This was the only report received."

The apparent sighting comes just four months after similar reports of a UFO above the town's Mildenhall and Howard estates.

Eyewitnesses told how, on September 3, they saw an object at about 9.30pm spinning and tilting above houses and appeared to change colour.