MYSTERIOUS UFOs hovering over Cumnock and Doon Valley have returned.

And a Rankinston man is now a believer in the unknown after his close encounter at around 11.50pm on Tuesday July 7.

Gary Smith, 19, spotted the strange lights near his home in Coyle Crescent after he logged off his computer and went for a smoke before he went to bed.

He is convinced the sighting was that of a UFO and has already researched the possibilities.

DID YOU SEE THE STRANGE LIGHT?

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