A father had to hit his brakes and pull out his camera after seeing a mysterious large white object flashing across the skyline.

The eerie video of the drifting shape has left many speculating about what the object was and where it came from.

The Long Island resident, who identified himself as J.B., shared video with local radio station WCBS 880.

He said that he was driving with his son when he realized the object in the sky was not just a cloud.

"It was just something that was so unusual that you had to stop and look," he said, adding that other people also stopped their cars to get a better look at the odd sight.

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