A mysterious flying object above Loch Ness sparked a large-scale search by emergency services.
Police, coastguard officers, a lifeboat crew and an RAF search and rescue helicopter scoured the around Dores, on the southern shore of the loch, following reports of an object falling from the sky at about 8pm on Saturday.
Northern Constabulary said the object was described as being "round, balloon-like in shape and blue in colour".