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In the early hours of December 3, people going for runs or opening their bedroom curtains all saw something a little strange.

A towering beam of light.

Seen mainly along the coasts of England and Scotland, readers told Metro the bright trail was visible between 5-5.30am.

The phenomenon was seen as far south as Colchester, Essex, with Vida Page seeing it from her window.

She told Metro: ‘It was so bright initially and perfectly straight, by the time I ran upstairs to grab my phone, it had already started fading in strength and height.’

‘It also seemed to move from left to right as the sun would.’ A weather forecaster previously suggested to Metro that what people saw

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