Take a look at pictures from some of India’s most iconic UFO sightings

Updated on: May 7, 2017, 12:28:11 IST

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UFO sightings in India are more sporadic than in the US, but we still have iconic images such as this one taken near the Taj Mahal in Agra. “We don’t know who clicked the Taj Mahal photo, but it’s become famous in Indian UFOlogy circles,” says Hitesh Yadav, 21, a BTech student from Gurgaon, an active UFO investigator and editor of UFO Magazine India.

Over the Taj Mahal, along a coastal road, in Ladakh - India has a dramatic and much-debated history of Unidentified Flying Objects.

Over the Taj Mahal, along a coastal road, in Ladakh - India has a dramatic and much-debated history of Unidentified Flying Objects. Here’re some eerie examples:

The unidentified object spotted in Banswara, Rajasthan, in 2008. Eight locals reported seeing an unfamiliar craft in the afternoon sky. They described the UFO as a hat-shaped object with a bright underlight.

A photograph taken in Kannur, Kerala, by Divya Sebastian and army officer Major Sebastian Zachariah, while on vacation.

In 1964, Billy Meier – one of the world’s most infamous UFO researchers – travelled to India and shot a series of photographs that allegedly show UFOs over Delhi’s skies. Above are three of them.

Technology is now aiding the search for answers. Some ufologists are using satellite imagery, apps and online tools to zero in on odd phenomena, such as these ‘urban crop circles’ in Tirrupur, Tamil Nadu.

So, have you ever seen a UFO?

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