- A cloud resembling a UFO was spotted above a village in south China
- The ring-shaped cloud appeared in an orange hue on a clear sky on November 2
- The phenomenon was captured by villagers on mobile phone and shared online
Villagers in China were left baffled by a strangely shaped cloud that appeared in the sky last week.
Incredible footage captured on mobile phone shows the orange-hued cloud floating in a clear sky.
The clip was posted on Weibo, a Chinese social media site. Rumours of UFO sightings have been circulated since the cloud was seen on November 2.
Video captured by Shaoyang villagers shows a ring-shaped cloud appeared in orange colour in the sky (left). Rumours of UFO sightings circulated online after viewing the footage (right)
According to a report on iFeng.com, the unusual sighting appeared above a village at Shaoyang town, Shangrao of Jiangxi Province.
The oval-shaped cloud left villagers questioned of its reminiscent of a UFO.
The cloud, appeared in orange-hue, can be seen clearly up in the sky.
The phenomenon continued for about 10 minutes and it disappeared.
The cloud ring appeared for about 10 minutes and disappeared (left). It’s suggested that the ring was not a natural phenomenon (right)
Similar sightings have been reported previously where a black smoke ring was seen in the sky above Jinshitan beach in Dalian, China’s Liaoning Province on August 12.
It has then been confirmed that the ring-like cloud was shot out from a canon for performance purpose.
A black ‘smoke ring’ was also spotted above the M62 near Birkenshaw in Yorkshire in July but later it’s been said to be a byproduct of cannon fire of a battle reenactment at the nearby Yorkshire Wartime Event.