This bizarre footage captures the moment a UFO made an unexpected flypast of a remote Malaysian village, defiant alien hunters claim.

A blinding stream of white light can be seen emanating from the centre of the disc – prompting comparisons with the gigantic spaceship from the Oscar-winning sci-fi epic.

Onlookers can be heard chattering and screaming as the supposed UFO glides above them before executing a sharp about-turn and disappearing into the evening gloom.

The viral footage was initially shared by an anonymous local blogger in Kuala Krai, 230 miles from Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur.

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