In a galaxy...just down the M20: C3P0 was spotted fishing alone in blustery wind and fog in Kent.
'I pulled up into the car park and was just sat in my car when I saw a glimmer of gold along the seafront.
'I am a fan of Star Wars so I instantly recognised it to be C3P0 stood there with a fishing rod in one hand.
'My wife Maggie and I were just sat there with our mouths open - it was such a strange sight.
'Luckily I had a camera with me so I took a few photos.
'I have no explanation as to what he was doing there - maybe he was fishing for oil cans?
'It was really misty and so we didn't see many birds but seeing C3P0 fishing instead made our morning.'
C3P0 was played by British actor Anthony Daniels in all six Star Wars films, which began with Episode 4: A New Hope in 1977.
Daniels and Kenny Baker, who played R2D2, are the only two actors to appear in each film.
C3P0's design is based largely on the Maschinenmensch played by Brigitte Helm in 1927 film Metropolis, the first ever feature-length sci-fi movie.
The peculiar stunt follows sightings of clowns in Lancashire and Northampton - prompting worried residents to call the police.
In September, after weeks of confusion and 999 calls, Northampton University student Alex Powell admitted to dressing up as the eerie figure and parading the town.
The Lancashire clown spotted last month is yet to be identified.
And in 2010, a 'horse-boy' was spotted on Google Maps in Aberdeen - before pictures emerged of him all around the city.
In 2010, 'horse boy' was spotted on Google Maps, then subsequently seen all over Aberdeen in Scotland.
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