Can you identify these mysterious lights filmed hovering over the Mersey?

Tattoo artist Lee Piercey posted this footage online after spotting the two orbs in the sky from his home in Seacombe.

The 35-year-old dad-of-three, who owns Obsidian tattoo studios in Wallasey, was in his back garden on December 27 when he noticed the lights. hovering around the ferry terminal area.

He told the ECHO: “It can only be one of three things; a drone which I doubt, it could be a helicopter but then there was no noise, and I see helicopters all the time around here.

“The only other option is a UFO. I have no idea what that was.”

Mr Piercey, who also runs the Youtube channel Urbex Paranormal, said he watched the lights for around 30 seconds when he began filming.

He said he initially believed the light was a bright star, but then noticed a second orb appearing to emerge from the initial light.

Mr Piercey says he owns a drone and did not hear the tell-tale sound of the motors and said the lights were not consistent with what he would expect from a drone.

He said: “You are always going to get people who ridicule you and say it’s fake, but I am used to that.”