Published: 9:49 AM 12/21/2009

Michael Cohen m.cohen@allnewsweb.com

Another fascinating UFO event (image left) that was studied by the Chinese government has come to light, thanks to the recent Kunming UFO exhibition. The event took place five years ago on 12 December 2004.

A group of students walking through the streets of the Northern city of Jiayuguan noticed a classical saucer-shaped UFO hovering in the sky.

One of the students managed to film the UFO for around six seconds before it started to gain altitude and eventually shot off into space. The UFO was emitting a bright, luminous, white light and the students reported feeling unwell after the sighting. The students estimated that the UFO was at least the size of a large passenger plane.

This UFO event has been studied by Chinese astronomers and the object filmed has never been explained. Chinese UFO researchers have referenced this particular sighting as credible proof suggesting that earth is being visited by alien or extraterrestrial visitors. UFOs are seen on a daily basis in China, although most are eventually identified and not regarded as extraterrestrial in origin.

Until now this particular sighting has not been reported outside of China at all. Many UFO researchers have suggested that there is an organised international cover-up of this phenomena, and a strategy in place that leads, say, Americans to believe UFOs are only seen in America and the Chinese to believe that alien spacecraft are only seen in China.