A flying object has prompted speculation a UFO has taken to the skies above Cornwall.

People across the county have been stunned to see the shimmering black object flying overhead .

It has been seen over Truro city centre, Carluddon clay tip, Fistral beach in Newquay, over the A30, above Roche Rock and by a surfer above the sea off the Cornish coast.

People have taken to social media in their droves after witnessing the weird object.

The first to spot it was surfer Kiefer Krishnan, who caught it on his Go-Pro camera, which he posted on his Instagram account on Monday.

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