ARE we in the midst of an encounter with the third kind?
Earlier this week, we reported how Waltham residents remain perplexed by flashing lights spotted in the night sky.
The lights, which appeared to be coming from the south east and were said to be "too big to have been planes", have caused confusion and left some locals feeling uneasy.
So Grimsby Telegraph readers have come to the rescue with a range of explanations – from scientific to more otherworldly causes.
On www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk, Greg Stratford said: "I was driving back to Grimsby late on Thursday evening from Scunthorpe along the A180 (from Stallingborough to Healing turn off) when I noticed lights dancing around the sky in the distance.
"However, it looked more like a very powerful ground-based searchlight being pointed towards the skies.
"I have seen something similar in the past when driving back to Grimsby late at night when the skies were clear.
"I assumed it may have been a searchlight as far afield as Mablethorpe."
Alan Smith said: "The flashes which were seen are, I believe, from a searchlight being used in Cleethorpes.
"I have seen them for the past few Thursdays at about 11.30pm while travelling towards the Toll Bar roundabout from Waltham.
"As an ex-RAF man, I recognise the pattern; a searchlight was used by the control tower to judge how high the cloud cover was before night flying.
"Depending on the conditions you wouldn't necessarily see a beam, just the reflection of the light on the clouds."
Peter Dunwell thinks the source of the UFO sightings could be Iridium lights.
"Iridium lights are flashes of light that happen in groups, from communication satellites," he said.
"They are easily tracked by using an ISS sky tracker on your phone or home PC. Maybe this is the answer."
And Jackie Cook told us: "I was visiting my daughter in Scartho last week and I saw something strange in the sky.
"I thought it was lightning at first as the light only lasted a few seconds.
"I realised that when one person sees something, everyone else seems to too.
"I told my daughter and she told me what had been in the Telegraph."
Kathleen Corduff, a firm believer in UFOs, said: "Since last summer I have seen about 16 spaceships.
"Imagine an infinite universe and infinite selves in infinite dimensions throughout.
"I have had recurring UFO dreams from being a small kid. I have travelled on them in my dreams." Change is coming ... where we will be, part of a Galactic Universe and society?"THE GRIMSBY TELEGRAPH EDITOR'S VIEWIs there anybody out there?
The Grimsby Telegraph, like many other media outlets in the land, frequently carries stories and pictures featuring readers and viewers giving their first hand accounts of 'unexplained' happenings.
From flashing lights in the sky to strange objects disappearing into the distance – are they a trick of the eye or could it be that someone, somewhere is watching us?
For us all, living and breathing on this planet, it is hard to believe that there is an alternative life form that has not found us yet, or indeed one that we have not discovered.
However despite all the advances in technology, no scientist in the land can give us a definite indication of life beyond our planet – the great mystery is that we just do not know.
That is what keeps our minds alert as to the 'unexplained' and our fascination alive.Have you had any experiences that suggest there is life out there? Let us know by email viewpoint@grimsbytelegraph.co.ukFollow the editor on Twitter @grimsbytelegraph
