UFO ‘sighting’ captured on video at Tallai on the Gold Coast

 
LIGHT SHOW: This UFO, caught on video at the Gold Coast, was accompanied by an electrical storm Source: Supplied

A 10-minute video shot on the Gold Coast of a bright light in the sky has created a storm on YouTube, sparking fresh debate among UFO advocates.

Brisbane man Sean Coulter was "winding down" from a night of partying at Tallai with 10 mates about 4.30am on February 6 when he spotted the strange light.

The friends had hired an isolated property for a 21st birthday party and, after their big night, thought they were seeing things.

After watching the "strange light moving about" for 15 minutes, they decided to film it, capturing 10 minutes of footage.

"It was … in front of the clouds and there wasn’t a star to be seen, just this bright white light," Mr Coulter said.

"It was moving left to right and was only a couple of hundred metres away.

"The whole thing was really eerie. It was like it was watching us."

Mr Coulter said the light appeared to slowly move away from them and draw clouds towards it, followed by a flash electrical storm.

When the clouds cleared, he said the object was gone.

"I’ve never seen anything like it before," he said.

"It was out of this world.

"Some of my mates that saw it are the biggest sceptics you’ve ever met but after seeing it they believe in UFOs.

"I work as a traffic controller so I spend a lot of time outside at night and see lots of things in the sky.

"This was like nothing else."

UFO Research Queensland is examining Mr Coulter’s footage.

Sightings officer Martin Gottschall said there had been a spike in UFO "sightings" on the Gold Coast this year, reaching its peak in January and February when the Queensland floods hit.

While unable to put a number on the sightings, he said, anecdotally, the number of mysterious objects sighted in our skies was on the rise and types of UFOs had become more sophisticated.

"We’ve reached a stage where UFOs now camouflage themselves as ordinary objects, such as stars, so humans don’t notice them as much," Mr Gottschall said.

"Around the Gold Coast area and up to the Sunshine Coast there have been a lot more reports than usual this year.

"The most common thing we hear about is yellow lights but UFOs can take many forms and colours."

A spokesman from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority said he was not aware of recent UFO reports on the Coast.

Goldcoast.com.au