According to Newsweek, UFO sightings have been reported in Ukraine and Finland, as well as in cities in Arizona and California, USA.
Interest in unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), also known as UFOs, spiked last year after government experts testified before a US congressional committee in July 2023 that they could pose a national security threat.
A 2021 Gallup poll found that 41% of Americans believe that aliens have visited Earth, up from 33% in 2019.
Social Media Users Report UFO Sightings
Several Twitter users have posted videos and images of UFOs this week.
"Can someone tell me what this isn't a UFO... It was a crystal clear day out and I saw this bright white light that looked nothing like a plane come straight at me then shoot straight up into the sky out of sight," one user tweeted on May 3.
Another Twitter user shared that they "saw the same thing" in Arizona. "It came from the west, hovered and looked like it had a cloudy haze around it, then suddenly shot off. So glad someone else caught it on camera," they said.
"I saw a UFO in Santa Barbara. It was a clear sky, you could see stars and there was a weird mist around the thing," one Twitter user revealed.
"UFO over Palm Springs tonight. Just caught this on my iPhone 14 in Palm Springs with zero cloud cover. It then disappeared," another stated.
A similar object was spotted in Helsinki, Finland, according to a video posted on Reddit.
Ukraine Reports Mysterious White Light
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, Alpha Centauri, a Ukrainian nonprofit educational project, tweeted that a mysterious white light was spotted over several parts of the country on the evening of May 2, local time.
"Mysterious objects are again flying in the sky over Ukraine," Alpha Centauri tweeted, suggesting that the footage could be of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket carrying satellites into space.
Summary
Unidentified flying objects have been sighted in Ukraine, Finland, Arizona, and California, prompting speculation and social media buzz. While some believe the objects to be aliens, others suggest they could be military or commercial aircraft. The increase in reported sightings has fueled interest in UAPs and raised questions about their potential origin and threat level.