Cairney Hill
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A CAIRNEYHILL couple were shocked to see strange lights appearing over the village last night.

A Press reader contacted us about the light formations he claims he saw with his girlfriend at around 10.30pm.

"There were four lights came over in a formation, then another four and there must have been over twenty by the time they all went over," said the man, who was spending the night at his girlfriend's home.

"There was no sound from an engine, they weren't helicopters and at first I thought they must be Chinese lanterns but it was strange that they were in these formations and they glided off into the distance.

"When the last lot appeared one was lagging behind then it moved up very quickly ahead of the rest and stopped dead so I knew a Chinese lantern couldn't do that.

"I had been going to bed when my girlfriend went out to the car to get something. She came back in shouted 'Come and see this'.

"I was all over in about five or seven minutes I'd say. I went back in to get my camera but by then they had all gone. I'm sure other people must have seen them.

"It was a clear night. I couldn't make out what shape they were but my girl says they were triangular. The lights were orange like a lamp-post and they went right over the middle of the village, over the petrol station there.

"I feel a bit daft phoning up about this but I've never seen anything like it before," said the caller who did not want to be named.