This mysterious red light spooked villagers as it hovered in the night sky in northern Thailand. <br /><br />Resident Anusit Klangmoo, 30, was having a barbecue party with his friends when they spotted the object illuminating night sky in Phayao province last Tuesday (August 6).<br /><br />The mysterious light could be seen floating in the dark for about two minutes before slowly falling down and disappearing behind an abandoned temple.<br /><br />Onlooker Anusit said: ''At first we thought it was a firework or a sky lantern but the light was very bright and lasted longer than it should, so we thought it was very strange.''<br /><br />Meanwhile, many old people living in the area believed that the strange light was a holy crystal ball which would bring wealth and fortune to the villagers.<br /><br />Nuan Montien, who lived only 500 metres away from the old temple, said that the lights were often spotted around the temple and it is also a graveyard. <br /><br />The pensioner, 70, said: ''We hadn't seen the holy crystal ball flying in the sky for a long time until it came again yesterday. <br /><br />''Something good always happens to one of us in the neighbourhood every time the bright light shows up. So, I was very happy and excited to see it again.''
