A video has emerged showing a strange object floating in the sky above a famous volcano in central Mexico.

The cigar-shaped object appears to be large in size and upon closer inspection is seen to be surrounded by strange lights.

The video was uploaded by Science website Mister Enigma, which regularly collates sightings of UFOs onto YouTube .

It claims the footage was filmed on May 3 2015 over the Mexican volcano Popocatepetl, located 43 miles south east of Mexico city.

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