Strange astronomical sights have been reported in the skies above Grantham this weekend.

Whether they were UFOs, space shuttles or just frenzied meteorical activity, no one is sure.

On Saturday night, at about 7.45pm, what looked like a spacecraft with a blazing orange trail was reported to have passed over the town.

The following night, between 9pm and 9.30pm, Shelley Jones was walking home when she spotted five large meteors fly across the sky.

She said: "We spotted the first one at 9pm.

"It came from the south heading north - each one on exactly the same trajectory and at approximately four to five-minute intervals.

"Each became slightly larger and brighter than the first. The final one was huge like a large ball of fire in the sky moving towards the north."

Unfortunately, Shelley was unable to catch any of the activity in the skies on camera, but she can't believe her and her husband were the only ones to see it.

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A Journal website reader who did not want to be identified contacted us to say she saw something similar a fortnight ago when she was walking her dog in Sleaford.

She said: "I saw the same orange flying ball.

"I thought it was a comet or a shooting star at first and thought it was quite low and lasting a long time.

"It went over me and headed for the town centre from Grantham direction. I carried on walking and about five minutes later it was back over the top of me and stayed there for a while and then changed direction and headed toward Lincoln direction.

"From underneath, it looked like it was on fire but the flames looked as if they were some kind of liquid and there was no noise.

"I thought I was going mad and I wish I'd had my camera with me. I'm glad I'm not the only one to see this."