Strange happenings were seen in Basingstoke skies on Friday.

Several people have contacted The Gazette claiming to have seen a flurry of red lights in the sky between 10pm and 10.30pm.

Gill Dunn emailed in describing the lights as looking like "solid jellyfish".

She added: "They were silent and just as we were about to film them, the front ones dispersed and gradually they all just disappeared into thin air."

Another reader described seeing a line of red lights that looked a bit like stars at around the same time.

The Sunday Times reported that a chunk of Halley's Comet flashed through the atmosphere above southern England on Friday, causing a sonic boom, which could explain the mysterious sightings.

Did you see any strange goings on or have any footage of the lights? If so leave your comments below or contact the newsdesk on 01256 337444.