Callum Jones
The remarkable moment a pair of pilots were intercepted by mystery 'UFOs' has been shown online, with many convinced they now believe as a result of the staggering footage.
Discussion surrounding UFOs has been going on for decades, and it's one that doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon.
While some stories are more plausible than others, it's harder to argue with video footage.
Captain Ruud Van Pangemanan recently posted a video to YouTube of two pilots flying a Boeing 747 from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria.
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However, this flight was far from ordinary as the two pilots spotted objects that were described as being 'extremely bright' and 'moving freely' in the night sky.
Captain Ruud explains in the video titled 'UFO Intercept Captain Ruud Flight with Boeing 747' that the supposed 'UFO orbs' appeared around 30 minutes into the flight.
There was nothing out of the ordinary going on before then, with Captain Rudd stating a 'normal take off and cruising' took place prior to the alleged sighting.
The video concludes with the pilot convinced he had seen a UFO.
"This is my experience of seeing something strange or UFO," he explained in the video.
The pilot continued: "What we see is still a mystery. Before that, we thought it was a light plane but it wasn't on our radar.
"We thought maybe it was a star but the stars didn't move. The UFO light shone for a long time and moved."
The initial assumption here is it's just another aircraft, though this would show up on the pilots' radar.
On this occasion, they say nothing was to be seen.
Drones was another idea floated by those in the aircraft, but this would show up on the radar as well.
While we may not know for sure what the flashing lights were, a Pentagon chief did admit last year UFOs have been spotted 'all over the world'.
Physicist Dr Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, said: "We see these ['metallic orbs'] all over the world, and we see these making very interesting apparent manoeuvres."
The video has been viewed more than 100,000 times on YouTube, with many now believing in UFOs.
"My wife and I sit in our garden here in the uk. Every single night, if we have a clear sky, you will see lights travel across the sky that will suddenly grow bright, exactly what you see in this video. I am actually so happy that a pilot has confirmed what we see," one person commented.
While a second added: " These things are real, and reporting them may help to at least plot where they are most prevalent. This in turn alerts others to be cautious."