A bizarre YouTube video that some claim reveals a ‘golden UFO’ soaring over Earth has sparked fresh speculation among conspiracy theorists about an alien cover-up.
The video focuses on a 2016 clip from the International Space Station’s live feed, showing a slow-moving view over our planet – and, a mysterious glow can be seen emanating from the bottom right corner.
Just seconds later, the footage cuts out to reveal a standby message from the ISS, causing many to claim NASA was attempting to hide an object the YouTubers estimate to be ‘hundreds of miles long.’
The video focuses on a 2016 clip from the International Space Station’s live feed, showing a slow-moving view over our planet – and, a mysterious glow can be seen emanating from the bottom right corner
The video posted by YouTube user Streetcap1 was originally published August 1, 2016, but has resurfaced this week.
In the ISS footage, Earth is in clear view as the orbiting space station journeys miles overhead.
And, one brightly lit splotch stands out against the endless blue.
The video offers little detail on the bizarre ‘discovery,’ noting simply: ‘What is it? It’s over 200 miles away.’
Then, the footage cuts to a blank screen before issuing the message:
‘Please stand by: The High Definition Earth Viewing experiment is either switching cameras, or we are experiencing a temporary loss of signal with the International Space Station.’
The YouTuber claims the massive object seen before the video is lost was a ‘golden UFO’ orbiting our planet.
In the ISS footage, Earth is in clear view as the orbiting space station journeys miles overhead. And, one brightly lit splotch stands out against the endless blue.
Then, the footage cuts to a blank screen before issuing the message: ‘Please stand by: The High Definition Earth Viewing experiment is either switching cameras, or we are experiencing a temporary loss of signal with the International Space Station’
‘I thought I was seeing things at first then quickly started recording,’ the YouTuber wrote.
‘This has to be huge whatever it is. If it was a building it would be hundreds of miles long.’
While it might seem extraordinary – or even alarming, to some – claims of this kind aren’t all that uncommon.
The last year alone has brought countless UFO cover-up claims, with conspiracy theorists sharing footage of everything from ‘alien fireballs’ to UFOs with ‘advanced cloaking technology.’
But, there’s almost always a simple explanation.
There are a number of common phenomena that can cause strange objects to appear in the ISS footage, including lightning storms high over Earth’s surface and tricks of the light.
In the past, a Nasa spokesperson has explained to Dailymail.com: ‘Reflections from station windows, the spacecraft structure itself or lights from Earth commonly appear as artifacts in photos and videos from the orbiting laboratory.’