A glowing halo in clouds over Moscow looks like an Independence Day style alien attack.

The astonishing ring was spotted over the city and captured on video by stunned locals.

It has been described as a “true mystery” by a UFO expert.

Scores of supernatural enthusiasts have been gripped by the astonishing footage and speculated it could be an ALIEN MOTHERSHIP. 

The sighting in the clouds is reminiscent of scenes from the 1996 Hollywood blockbuster Independence Day..

Nick Pope, a former UFO analyst for the Ministry of Defence, examined the remarkable footage.

He said: “I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s a true mystery.

“Theories range from it being an alien mothership, proof of Russian weather modification technology – a weather weapon – or even a sign of the end of the world. 

The video has appeared on YouTube and been viewed more than 100,000 times.

The bizarre light was spotted last Wednesday.

But meteorologists rejected theories of the supernatural calling it an optical effect.

The Moscow’s weather bureau said several weather fronts had passed through Moscow as the sun shined from the west to cause the effect.

A spokesman for the bureau said: “This is purely an optical effect, although it does look impressive.

“If you look closer, you can see sun rays coming through that cloud. Most likely, the sun was setting when the video was being made.”

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