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Ana Lacasa

Volcano erupts into fireball as UFO-like object floats mysteriously behind it

This is the moment a volcano erupted with a fireball spewing from the crater while a ' UFO' appears to float mysteriously in the background.

The Popocatepetl volcano, located in central Mexico, registered two eruptions and saw the expulsion of incandescent material on Monday.

But eagle-eyed observers were quick to point out the presence of a possible UFO in footage of the eruptions.

In the video, the volcano can be seen erupting in a fireball with incandescent material begin expelled from the crater.

As smoke begins billowing from the crater a light can be seen streaking across the screen from left to right behind the volcano.

The volcano Popocatepetl has registered 73 exhalations (CEN/@PC_Estatal)

Some thought the light was a UFO, including one who who said: “Before the explosion everything was normal, but I did see a UFO after that.”

Another added: “The media and idiot scientists will say that it is a meteorite, idiots”.

One commented: “We all know that it (the volcano) is an alien headquarters, they only “close” the door to scare us so that nobody goes there”.

Moment of the eruption of Popocatepetl (CEN/CENAPRED)
The volcano's smouldering crater (CEN/CENAPRED)

Others said the light seen in the volcano could be a shooting star or even a meteorite.

Webcams Mexico, an organisation which shares live camera feeds from the country, reportedly said that the light seen in the video was a plane.

The authorities have asked citizens not to approach the volcano as it remains in the alert in yellow phase two.

Popocatepetl is located in central Mexico (CEN/CENAPRED)

Millions of visitors to Yellowstone National Park have been warned that tourists visiting the the famous landmark could be at risk.

Professor Michael Branney, a volcanologist at the University of Leicester, has warned that Yellowstone could erupt at any time - with potentially catastrophic consequences.

Speaking to Mirror Online, he said: “Yellowstone will erupt again, but it is not known when this will happen or on what scale - volcanoes do not erupt according to a timetable or schedule, and the next major eruption could be far away in the future.”

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