The mobile phone footage was captured by a shocked resident of the capital city.
A bright ball of light can be seen flying over blocks of flats, before appearing to slowly descend to ground level.
The object was huge and dazzling, with some saying it was not the first time it had been sighted, according to media in Russia.
The strange footage has been seen thousands of times since it was uploaded onto video sharing sites.
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