The orb-shaped clouds were spotted across the country, including the capital city, where bemused locals shared images of the phenomena on social media.
Natural beauty is not something we are short of in Scotland, from our rolling glens to our atmospheric lochs, there aren't too many countries that can rival our landscapes.
The orb-light phenomena left many onlookers puzzled and concerned - but they needn't have worried. Experts at the Met Office explained that what they had spotted was not extraterrestrial but, in fact, lenticular clouds. A spokesperson from the Met Office said: "These strange, unnatural looking clouds sometimes form downwind of hills or mountains. They are quite unusual in the British Isles but do occasionally occur."
"If there is enough moisture in the air, the rising motion of the wave will cause water vapour to condense, forming the unique appearance of lenticular clouds.
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