The freshly uploaded video has already racked up thousands of views, prompting netizens to come up with their most wild guesses over what is actually in it – from a UFO hovering above the water to a US Navy submerged object phenomenon.

Footage, reportedly from around last Christmas, has emerged online showing an enigmatic blackish object hovering just above the vast Lake Erie, which stretches well beyond the Canadian province of Ontario’s borders, into three US states.

Casting a reflection on the water’s mirror-like surface, the object, which has an elongated shape, seems to be flying a short distance above the lake, with the sight causing some to speculate that it could be a US Navy submarine popping up on the horizon, or even a UFO.

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