Stunned residents can be heard trying identify the lights in the sky, before several of the lights appear to land nearby.

Another video shows a group of five illuminated spheres in the night sky – a bizarre visual phenomenon which “many people saw”.

Others posted footage of a floating red orb, as well as strange flashing lights in the horizon.

One witness Andre Di Mauro tweeted: “There are reports that something fell over there in a lake. But it doesn’t seem to be a satellite.”

Mysterious lights seen by thousands of people in Brazil and captured in multiple videos

In the videos, blue, red and yellow orbs can be seen moving around the sky

The numerous videos purportedly showing pulsating, ball-shaped objects over the skies of Brazil sparked a flurry of discussions about aliens.

However, according to Vice, dozens of the posts on the #MageUFO Twitter hashtag “disappeared” while on Reddit “posts concerning the Brazilian UFOs also began to disappear”.

UFO enthusiasts then shared a Google Maps link of a forest in Mage that sparked claims of a Google Maps cover-up conspiracy.

The satellite image revealed a white image glitch in a bizarre shape in a wooded area north of Rio de Janeiro.

The numerous videos purportedly showing pulsating, ball-shaped objects over the skies of Brazil

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A Google spokesperson tried to explain this mysterious pheneomon to Vice: “In this case, what people are seeing in the imagery is a reflection that is temporarily overloading the satellite’s sensor.

“Essentially, the sun reflected off the surface of that building at just the right angle to briefly blind the satellite. This is a pretty common phenomenon known as saturation or blooming.”

Witnesses also allegedly heard loud explosions and gunsH๏τs near the crash site.

The regional fire department and the military police confirmed that they had not received any calls about the incident