Was this mystery light over Chichester a UFO, or the Northern Lights?

Mysterious moving purple and green lights were spotted over Chichester last night, with different theories as to what they might have been.

By The Newsroom

Published 29th Sep 2016, 12:40 GMT

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 18:01 GMT

Matt Power from Bognor spotted the lights while driving home from Tangmere.

Pictures of the strange glow were taken by Sarah Raishbrook from her home in Merston in the direction of the A27.

Matt Power from Bognor also submitted a picture of the lights, which he said were ‘ebbing and changing’ in the sky as he drove back from Tangmere, with part of the light moving from blue to green.

He added that his Finnish girlfriend, who was with him at the time, said the phenomenon looked like the Northern Lights diffused in cloud.