Keen-eyed internet sleuths have spotted what seems to be a ‘flying saucer’ buried in the Sahara Desert.
A mysterious ‘flying saucer’ has been spotted in the Sahara Desert, sparking suggestions that it might be a crashed alien craft
The site is located near the tiny town of Bordj Omar Driss, Algeria, and was spotted on Google Maps
‘I wonder whether some bodies have been found… This is so weird,’ added another.
While one conspiratorially minded commenter wrote: ‘Take screen sH๏τs everyone, cause you know Google is going to make this disappear.’
An alternative satellite view of the structure from an earlier period shows that more development has taken place around it recently
UFO enthusiasts have speculated that the structure could be a crashed alien spaceship which has been buried in the desert for thousands of years (stock image)
Adding fuel to the flames of speculation, Mr Waring adds: ‘The UFO seems to have been torn open around the lower center dome. Possibly to enter the craft in order to loot it before government officials get hold of it.’
However, this structure is likely to be nothing more than the foundation for an onshore wind turbine (pictured) which have a classic ‘flying saucer’ shape
Seen side by side, aerial pH๏τographs of a confirmed wind turbine foundation (left) and the supposed UFO (right) show how similar the two are
A little to the southwest of the ‘UFO’, you can see another wind turbine under construction which has more of the tower added
