Spooky lights in Tasmanian night sky sparks UFO theory

A man in Tasmania has sparked a UFO theory after he spotted what he describes as "spooky" and unexplained flashing of lights in the night sky.

According to the Launceston Examiner, Brendon Hill first saw the flashing lights above Mayfield from his backyard balcony at Riverside, and then saw the same lights flashing in the night sky above Launceston last week.

"On Thursday I dragged my three mates outside to show them and they were bewildered - none of them could describe what they saw or could come up with an explanation of what it was," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted Hill as saying.

Hill looked at the site of the flashing lights through his binoculars the next day and said he could not see anything that would generate the same pulsing light.

"There are no buildings or towers in that area that could generate that much light - it was very strange how I couldn't see anything during the day," he said.

On Saturday Hill saw the flashing lights again and this time caught them on his video camera.

A bureau of meteorology Launceston spokesperson said no sightings of Hill's description were reported to the office.

However, there were reports of the Aurora Australis - or southern lights - which sends bright green and red lights flashing across the sky.

"The Aurora is more of a swirling, wave-like look across the whole sky: it does not sounds like his description," the spokesperson stated.