Perseid meteor shower ruled out in Invergordon call-out

A lifeboat crew and coastguard personnel have made extensive searches of the Cromarty Firth following a report of red distress flare.

Members of RNLI Invergordon had suspected the Perseid meteor shower was to blame for the call-out at 02:05.

But the theory was ruled out after two witnesses described what looked like a flare falling from the sky.

Nothing was found in the searches and the lifeboat volunteers were stood down by about 04:15.

The meteor shower reached the peak of its activity overnight.