‘Alien UFO’ spotted above Australian capital

Canberra, Australia:  Images showing a strange disc-shaped object flying through the sky above the Australian capital Canberra have been released.

The suspected UFO was filmed from a plane as it sped past the clouds.

The video was shot a few years ago but has only now been released.

It was posted by the group, Finding UFO, which records unidentified flying objects across Australia.

The footage shows the strange-looking object speeding through the skies from left to right before flying under the plane and out of picture.

The video was filmed by a passenger on the aircraft.

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News of the sighting comes after a mysterious ball of light was seen streaking across the night sky over California, sparking theories that it could be a UFO.

Alien enthusiasts have claimed the video – which has clocked up half a million YouTube views in 24 hours – shows a crashing ship releasing an escape pod.

But many believe it is merely space rubble burning up in Earth's atmosphere

There have been a string of meteorite sightings in the US over the past week - with many reports coming out of California.