Mysterious lights spotted drifting past ISS on Nasa live feed spark claims of alien sighting

CONSPIRACY theorists are going wild over a strange group of lights spotted drifting past the International Space Station. In footage shared widely online on Tuesday, the cluster of dozens of glowing orbs lazily drifts past the orbiting space lab. The video was captured on a live camera strapped to the station that broadcasts footage of its inky black surroundings 24 hours a day. It was clipped by Reddit user tyrannosnorlax, who promptly shared it to the social media site – where it has garnered thousands of views. “Can someone please explain what I just saw on the ISS YouTube live feed?“ the curious Redditor asked on the forum. The footage sparked claims of an alien sighting from a handful of excited commenters. “Just a whole fleet of to see here folks,“ one user joked. Another said: “Holy f***ing s**t. I have watched a ton of these live feed captures over the years and not one has something like this been seen. Is that really a f***ing fleet of UFOs?!?!?“ Other replies suggested that the UFO could be fragments of space junk, or lights shining from a city on Earth below. As it turns out, the objects are likely the result of human activity. According to commenter AlphazeroOnetwo (among several others), they’re probably emanating from fleets of squid fishing boats. The vessels use very bright artificial lights to attract their catch – and they’ve caught out alien-hunters in the past. Nasa explained the phenomenon in a blog posted published in 2013 alongside a photo of lights snapped by an astronaut n board the ISS. “The fisherman are likely luring Todarodes pacificus – a species known as the Japanese flying squid – to the surface with bright xenon bulbs,“ reads the post. Continue reading Mysterious lights spotted drifting past ISS on Nasa live feed spark claims of alien sighting The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: Like The Sun on Facebook: Follow The Sun on Twitter: Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: #UFO #ISS #Space