Edward Cairney (59) spotted the seemingly disc-shaped object on Wednesday afternoon when looking west towards Dundee from the rear window of his home in Arbroath.
He took two pictures of the UFO, between 1.50-2.10pm, before it disappeared from view.
He said: ''It was around sunset and at first I thought it was maybe just the moon shining in a strange way or something like that.''
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