He said: "They wanna tell me it’s a ball of lightning, nice try fools.”

The debate became quite pseudo scientific with technical discussions about the alleged off-the-planet technology being used.

Some spoke of “Einstein–Rosen bridge stargate” devices, and how alines may use them to hurdle normal barriers of space and time.

An aurora-like red and blue hue was of particular concern, with claims that was proof enough it was a UFO exiting a worm hole.

Mr Tefler said he had seen "a saucer open a portal up close" and that "there was no light on the end it went into. I’d say that was a craft exiting a portal.

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