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Slide 1 of 6, A spiral light set against a dark night sky framed by the eaves of two bright houses., The spiral light appeared in skies across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire on Monday.

Some described how the spiral appeared to move. Jared Sharp, from Hull, said it "began as a small light which seemed to be looking around" before changing shape and disappearing.