An airport in Turkey was thrown into chaos last night after pilots reported Flights at Gaziantep Airport were suspended for about an hour as a precautionary measure after the mysterious sighting.

At around 10pm on February 18, pilots spotted the unidentified object at an altitude of approximately 10 thousand feet and reported the situation to the control tower, according to

Despite the object not appearing on radar, it was speculated that it could have been an unauthorised drone. After thorough investigations by security units, it was concluded that the object seen by the pilots could have been a drone being flown without permission.

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Normal service resumed at around 11pm, with aircraft once again permitted to take off and land.

enthusiasts took to Reddit to discuss the reported sighting, with one person saying: "I swear I saw this at San Francisco Airport (SFO) a few weeks ago.

"I saw an oddly bright object pass over the hills (from the direction of the ocean) going east, towards to the north side of the airport and just hover there. I was on the highway, so I couldn't get a good look at it, but I wondered what the hell that was. I also saw an object fly from Oakland to San Francisco in about five to 10 seconds (that's about 5-10 miles in that period of time) with no red or green lights, just a blue-coloured sphere."

Another weighed in, believing the was a sign of aliens. "Open contact is definitely happening before 2027," they said.

Earlier this year, a private jet flight crew was left stunned when they saw a "zigzagging" through the air as their travelled at 45,000 feet. Florida-bound crewmembers have told of how they saw strange glowing orbs darting through the sky while flying high above the .

The group, flying with carrier Surjet, said they saw two objects darting through the skies while en route to Fort Lauderdale.

One flight attendant said she and two pilots saw the objects appear at night as white lights, which turned green as they watched.

She added they appeared to have been bathed in an "electric energy" as they passed through the sky, and the sighting sparked a quest for answers from the stunned crew.

Speaking to NBC News, Cassandra Martin said the object stayed with the plane for around 45 minutes before disappearing into the night, adding that air traffic control also caught sight of the unidentified object. She said: "It started as white and then it just got green and almost like an electric some type of energy around it.”

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