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Confused ECHO readers have reported seeing a strange blue light hovering slowly through the sky late last night.

Footage and images captured in Woolton, Allerton and Aigburth shows a vivid blue light behind the clouds.

People reported seeing the light from around 10.15pm to 11pm on Thursday.

A number of people contacted the ECHO to describe the light moving very slowly across the region.

The light was also reported to flicker before disappearing quickly.

(Image: Danny Shaw)

Daniel Shaw, from Bell Vale , was exploring an abandoned building in Woolton with friends when they noticed the strange light.

The 28-year-old told the ECHO: "I was with three friends, we are urban explorers and we normally do ghost hunting.

"We were in Woolton exploring an abandoned building.

"When we saw the light we didn't think much of it and we thought it was lights coming from Creamfields.

"We realised that it's not till the weekend of the 22nd.

"It moved really slowly across the sky from what looked like Speke to the Wirral and it was flickering."

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Daniel and his friends said they noticed a blue light coming from the city centre, but when the light went out in the sky they could still see the city centre light.

The professional driver added: "Another theory is the light should have shone through the cloud but it was behind the cloud. We were all shocked and amazed and a little apprehensive.

"We were there for ghost hunting and not for alien hunting."

Sarah Griffiths, from Allerton , also spotted the blue sky above her house.

The 37-year-old said she went outside to see the full moon with her friend when they noticed the spooky light.

The mum of one told the ECHO : "We couldn't see the moon because of the clouds, but then I saw something and at first I thought it was my eyes.

"But then I thought, no it definitely is something.

"It was indigo violet and really vivid, my heart started racing.

"When it started flickering I thought it was something unearthly and it started to freak me out."

Another spotter of the light was Amy Blanchard, from Aigburth.

Amy was with friends visiting Holt Field at Mossley Hill to watch the full moon.

The 22 year-old bank worker told the ECHO: "We couldn't see the moon because of the clouds but my friend said 'look at the lights over there'.

"I started looking and then it started going far to the left.

"We went home and went to the garden and we saw it from there as well.

"I read online that it could be to do with the railway staff but there is no station next to us.

"I think it is a UFO. I was excited and scared.

"I was freaked out a little."

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