By Doug Trench, Defence Editor

SUFFOLK, UK – The mesmerizing light show left many locals scratching their heads and fearing an imminent alien invasion.

The dazzling spectacle of the aurora borealis made an unexpected appearance over the quaint county of Suffolk, UK yesterday.

Suffolk Alien Invasion

As the skies over Suffolk transformed into a spectacular kaleidoscope of pinks, blues, and greens. Residents quickly abandoned their cups of tea and dashed outside, some clutching hastily made tin foil hats and pitchforks. The sight of the northern lights dancing in the heavens above was, for many, as mystifying as the potato was to their ancestors.

Brenda Higginbotham, a retired moth trainer and resident of Little Waldingfield, expressed her terror, screaming, “Look! Look! Waart is it? I ain’t never seen nuthin’ like this before! Them there aliens are a’comin’ to probe my turnips! I knew it!”

Strange alien language

Local radio stations were flooded with frantic callers, describing the not-that-uncommon event.as a ‘space invasion’ and suggesting that they should call in the army or summon Doctor Who to deal with the crisis. One caller who was first thought to be an invading alien announcing. The take-over and subjugation of Earth in a strange alien language. Later turned out to be a local farmer speaking in Suffolkese.

Unbeknownst to many in Suffolk, the aurora borealis is a natural light phenomenon caused.by charged particles from the sun colliding with the Earth’s atmosphere. But who needs science when you can blame extraterrestrial beings instead? Experts and astronomers tried to calm the masses, explaining the true nature of the aurora. But their scientific jargon was promptly dismissed as “gobbledygook” by locals.

Unidentified combine harvester

Social media platforms were yesterday ablaze with conspiracy theories and blurry smartphone photos of the invading ‘alien ships’ which were later revealed to be mere grain silos or farm machinery.

In the end, the aurora borealis vanished as mysteriously as it appeared, leaving Suffolk residents to return to their primitive ways and supernatural beliefs. The incident serves as a reminder that just as the universe is infinite, so is the stupidity of the people of Suffolk.