When you see them for the first time, you may wonder if the alien invasion of earth has begun.

A series of bright lights in the deep night sky moving together with a single purpose.

If the conditions are clear, its quite the sight and if you dont know what they are, the mind can be boggled.

They are in fact SpaceX Starlink satellites the latest batch of which have recently launched in the United States.

They belong to billionaire Elon Musk and are aiming to provide accessible internet to everyone on the planet even in the most remote parts.

The video at the top of this article was taken by James Lowe on Wednesday at around 5.51am in Gloucester Park on a mobile phone and he kindly shared it with Gloucestershire Live.

When watching the video, you need to look out for a train of lights moving from the bottom right to top left.

The camera does move around a bit as James tries to get the best view, despite the impact of moonlight.

You can see James' YouTube channel here

The train of lights have been mistaken for meteors, Father Christmas sleigh and, inevitably, aliens.

The satellites have caused some controversy over their impact on the night sky, and there are efforts to make them less visible.

According to Findastarlink.com, you can see the satellites over Gloucester at 6.12am on Thursday; 6.35am on Friday; 5.23am on Saturday and 5.46am on Sunday.

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Starlink provides internet access through a constellation of small satellites, and you can learn more about them in the video above.

According to SpaceNews, SpaceX completed the launch of its fourth batch of Starlink satellites at the end of January.

And they have have caused mystery in Gloucestershire already.

The above image was taken near RAF Fairford and shows several bright lights in the sky early Tuesday, February 4.

Chris Prevett wrote on a Facebook group after going for a run near the base: "A strange one for you, any idea what these are?

"Out for an early morning run - a group of around 11 objects travelling across the sky at 0524, this is along Whelford Road with my back to the base, all travelling at the same speed, no discernible noise..nothing on flight radar.

"Picture taken with an iPhone 11, so quality is not brilliant..."

His appeal for information was quickly answered - they were the SpaceX satellites.

There have been a similar spate of sightings elsewhere in the UK.

It prompted The East Anglian Astrophysical Research Organisation to tweet: "If you see these over the UK they are NOT UFOs but satellites that are part of the Space-X Starlink project to provide accessible internet to everyone."

If you've taken any videos or pictures of the satellites, we'd love to see them. Contact us at gloslivenews@glosmedia.co.uk or via our social media channels.

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Watch Elon Musk's convoy of satellites orbiting over Gloucestershire and when you can see them next - Gloucestershire Live