Cluster of 'UFOs' spotted in night sky after powerful 5.6-magnitude earthquake

06 May 2024 , 14:36

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Cluster of 'UFOs' spotted in night sky after powerful 5.6-magnitude earthquake

A cluster of what appeared to be UFOs stunned onlookers after they were spotted in the night sky following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake.

The tremor was recorded about 25 miles from Turhal, about 481 miles east of Turkey's largest city Istanbul, at about 6:10pm on April 18. While the quake had a shallow depth of six miles, it was widely felt in the region.

Locals were left stunned when a swarm of bright lights shimmered in the night sky later that night. In one recording, dozens of bright lights could be seen shooting across the night sky as a couple discussed what it could be. The man said: "You need to see this." A woman replied: "What are those? Why are the birds shining like white gold?"

The bizarre shimmering lights were spotted in the night sky above Turkey (Jam Press Vid)

The video was widely shared on Instagram on May 1, as reported by What'sTheJam. While some people had otherworldly explanations, others were more grounded in what they believed the lights were.

One local commented: "They're either souls or angels." Another said: "They are seagulls flying over a light source, nothing mysterious about this." Ethan wrote: "There are some natural phenomena that produce lights in the sky around fault lines, especially after earthquakes."

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"It's a gaggle of geese that were on the ground feeding in a cornfield when they were forced to take flight because of the earthquake," said someone else. Numy remarked: "If I were an alien, I wouldn't bother creating mysteries. I would just expose myself." Tim joked: "Is it a reveal party gone wrong?"

The lights were spotted following an earthquake in Turkey (Jam Press Vid)

UFOs, also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) are observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena. Last year, Nasa chief Dr Thomas Zurbuchen said UAPs do exist but insisted they could be China using "unfriendly advanced" technology.

Zurbuchen made the revelation following instances of Chinese spy balloons being discovered flying above the US. A Chinese spy balloon shot off the coast of South Carolina was part of a large-scale surveillance operation, according to the Pentagon.

Anders Anglesey