A UFO-like object has stumped a local Darwin couple, who were unable to identify the flying object.
Anula residents Steve Lyons and Karen Smith were driving up Gilruth Ave towards Cullen Bay on Father’s Day when Ms Smith spotted the fast-moving object with a fire-red tail in the sky just after 7pm.
Both were unable to identify the object, which didn’t leave a trail and moved quite fast across the sky in a north-westerly direction.
“We thought maybe it was a plane, but if it was a plane we would have been able to see some sort of distinctive plane features,” Ms Smith said.
“There doesn’t appear to be any.
“I’ve never seen a plane with that amount of fire coming out the back of it.”
However, the NT News sought out the expert opinion of local astronomer Geoff Carr to help unravel the mystery.
He busted the conundrum and said it was definitely a plane.
“It’s a plane, it goes over regularly all the time. I watch it regularly, I always try to get it in a picture crossing the moon,” he said.
“No little green men, just pilots and passengers.”
He said the couple may have believed that it was a UFO but said the atmosphere often played tricks on the eyes.