The latest alleged UFO sighting has electrified alien life conspiracy theorists online. Reportedly found in a photo dated October 2007, the series of images depicts the world-famous dome of St Peter’s basilica. But lurking to its right is a suspiciously-shaped anomaly, some have claimed is an alien spacecraft.

UFO sighting: An archive photo purportedly shows an ‘orange disk’ over the Vatican (Image: UFO Sightings Daily)

UFO sighting: The images depict the world-famous dome of St Peter’s basilica (Image: UFO Sightings Daily)

“The disk doesn’t have the classic hump but instead its upper centre comes to a point and lower centre is flat no bulge at all.

“For me, I can clearly see this is a disk. It’s a little in focus so its not that far back. It looks to be about 10m [33ft] across.

“If it was travelling fast it may have gotten caught by accident.

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“This is absolutely real and absolutely alien in origin.”

UFO sighting: Could this be a genuine alien UFO over the Vatican? (Image: UFO SIGHTINGS DAILY)

UFO sighting: Could this be a smudge or raindrop on the camera lens? (Image: UFO SIGHTINGS DAILY)

“This UFO may have been visiting the main building so that the crew of the craft could explore the most holy site in all of Europe.”