Residents in the US state of Arkansas were lucky to observe unusual lightning earlier this month. They saw a rare kind of lightning which is known as red sprites.
Landscape photographer Paul M Smith shared some images on Facebook.
His subscribers unanimously agreed that he managed to take some great shots.
"Looks like a chicken claw!", one person wrote whereas another said: "Looks like angels..."
However, not everyone who observed the sprites thought they were simply beautiful and impressive - some suggested that the figures looked more as though the devil had put his signature in the sky.