This is the eerie moment a UFO was spotted flying high above the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu.

The unidentified flying object was seen by villagers in the town of Pucyura in Vilcabamba, Peru.

The spooky clip was captured by Raul Puma, reports Cusco.

He said: "I filmed it at about 07:30 hours, but the object was flying over the area Habaspata very early.

"Sometimes it approached and moved away from where we were.

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