- A terrified woman from Kirov recorded a video of the mysterious flying aircraft
- It lit up the sky over Nizhny Novgorod where England are set play on June 24
- But the footage may have another explanation, say Russian space officials
A terrified woman claims to have captured a UFO hovering above the Russian World Cup venue – and is convinced it could be something extraterrestrial.
The woman from Kirov said she spotted the mysterious aircraft flying over northern Russia as reports came of a UFO arrival.
The giant stingray shaped object lit up the sky over the Nizhny Novgorod venue where England are set play on June 24.
Nizhny Novgorod from Kirov said she spotted the mysterious aircraft flying over northern Russia as reports came of a UFO arrival.
Alongside the clip, the woman posted: ‘What the hell was that?
‘It doesn’t look like anything I’ve previously seen.’
Since uploading the short video of the rocket flight, a number of people suggest that an extraterrestrial phenomenon could have been flying over Russia.
One said: ‘The aliens have arrived for the World Cup,’ said one.
‘Is that a rocket, a fireball or a UFO over Nizhny Novgorod? Talk to me comrades, I’m worried!’ posted Andrey.
Another commented: ‘I’ve seen alien life and it looks like a stingray.’
Others observed that as the aircraft developed, it morphed into a jellyfish in the night sky.
Since uploading the short video of the rocket flight, a number of people suggest that an extraterrestrial phenomenon could have been flying over Russia
However the spectacular footage had another explanation, according to Russian space officials.
The eerie light show coincided with a Soyuz-2.1.B launch from Plesetsk cosmodrome in the country’s sub-Arctic Arkhangelsk region.
The rocket with a Glonass-M satellite was at 12.45pm Moscow time on Sunday, June 17 which is Russia’s own global satellite navigation system.
The satellite was safely delivered to target orbit by a Fregat upper stage rocket, said military officials.
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