'Is it ET?': Leeds residents discuss flying 'flame ball' spotted over skies of city
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Residents in Leeds are stumped as to what a flying 'ball of flames' spotted over the skies of Leeds could be.
Marie Brown took the video over the ring road in Wortley.
One said: "Is it ET?"
Another added: "It looks like a ball of flames, I have no idea where it could come from?"
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Hide AdThe consensus of many Leeds residents was that the flying object was a Chinese lantern.
A Chinese lantern is a small hot air balloon made of paper with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.
Sky lanterns have been made illegal in several countries.