The supposed UFO was snapped over Taiwan and shows a fuzzy red light below the tail of Comet NEOWISE. The comet, which is heading towards its closest flyby of Earth on July 23, is currently visible from the Northern Hemisphere. Self-titled UFO expert and conspiracy theorist Scott C Waring is convinced the fuzzy red light is an alien UFO.
The photo, which was taken by one of Mr Waring’s friends, was shared to his blog ET Data Base.
Mr Waring said: “The person woke up early to catch the famous comet NEOWISE as it was crossing the sky.
“Later when looking at the photos, a strange red glowing object was seen.
“The object looks like four balls flying two by two next to each other.
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Most experts will, however, agree the fuzzy red light is not a UFO but an effect of pareidolia.
Pareidolia is a bizarre psychological effect that causes the brain to see shapes and patterns where they do not exist.
The US space agency NASA said: “Pareidolia is the psychological phenomenon where people see recognizable shapes in clouds, rock formations, or otherwise unrelated objects or data.
“There are many examples of this phenomenon on Earth and in space.”