Locals were left baffled after spotting a giant tractor beam in place for three hours as they claim to have 'never seen anything like it before.'

The huge golden beam was spotted shining down at the Zigana Pass in the Pontic Mountains in the province of Gumushane Province, close to the border with Trabzon Province in north-eastern Turkey.

The rare phenomenon was captured from the facilities of the Zigana Gumuskayak ski centre at an altitude of 2,100 metres from sea level.

Those who recorded it claimed that the huge golden light shone on the slopes of the Zigana Pass from a single point for around three hours.

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