Going for a touchdown? Football fan catches 'UFO' flying by as he records Sunday night game

By Louise Boyle

Last updated at 9:27 PM on 1st November 2011

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It appears there may have been few unexpected guests dropping in at the last minute for one Sunday night football game.

A fan, who was recording New Orleans' Saints play the Indianapolis Colts last month posted video 'proof' of an unidentified flying object.

The video was put on YouTube by a user, who only identified himself as reedickyaluss, from the NFL game on October 23.
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Meeting in St Louis? The 'UFO' can be seen in the night sky above the St Louis cathedral in New Orleans

Just before the game starts, the camera pans across New Orleans, taking in the distinctive St Louis cathedral with its three turrets, when a flash of light zips across the night sky.

When the video is freeze-framed, an object can be seen with multiple flashing lights, a spherical shape with a rod sticking out the top and moving extremely fast.

It flies down from high in the sky, swoops behind the cathedral and then moves off much closer to the ground.

Mysterious: The freeze-framed images were captured by a football fan while recording an NFL match between New Orleans' Saints and Indianapolis Colts

Into the night: The unidentified object, which appears to have flashing lights and is spherical in shape, shoots off the edge of the screen and disappears

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