In the past two weeks, social media has been buzzing with videos of mysterious flashing lights captured over Indiana, reports www.coasttocoastam.com.

Several locals posted their footage online, hoping for answers. Speculation ranged from military drills to flares and even extraterrestrial activity.

The first widely-reported sighting occurred on October 7, when hundreds of people witnessed a series of pulsating lights gliding across the sky near Kokomo, Indiana, before vanishing.