The mystery appearance of strange lights appearing on homes has taken another twist.

People living in Shirley Street, Hove, have become accustomed to the almost daily apparitions of Xs and bars which flicker along their street.

But the appearance of an 'alien' figure - tall, thin and apparently wearing a spherical breathing helmet - is a novelty.

One local mum said she was too terrified even to give her name.

She said: "I am absolutely petrified of them because I can't explain how they get there or what they mean.

"I don't know if they are a sign from aliens or a warning that something is about to happen."

Neighbour Bill Bungay said: "It's amusing but I don't think it is aliens or anything like that."

We reported how strange circles of light appeared on the home of Lisa Stewart in nearby Clarendon Road last year.

The mystery deepened when reader Judith Eighteen, of Hamilton Close, Mile Oak, spotted a face in one of the circles in our picture.

After the story appeared, Lisa received calls from people all over Brighton and Hove saying they had seen similar lights.

So far, the mystery figure is keeping silent.