A RESIDENT has appealed for help in identifying a strange orange light captured on camera flying over Walthamstow.

Les Elston, of Upper Walthamstow, filmed this footage (below) from his home last Monday (August 2) at 10.05pm and has been left baffled over what it could be.

He said: "I've already had the footage looked at and so far we've managed to discount it from being a helicopter, plane or Chinese Lantern which can easily confuse people.

"It's stationary for about a minute then kind of moves upwards and westwards at what appears a fairly fast pace."

Mr Elston said he thought the footage matched the description of similar sightings of orange orbs seen in Wanstead recently.

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