An unidentified flying object that was spotted in the night sky has spooked residents of a town.

The bright blue light, which was spotted by a number of people in Centreville, Virginia, did not make any noise and jerked across the sky for about 10 minutes before zooming off.

Bryan Fains managed to capture footage of the UFO on his mobile phone.

Bright blue UFO captured on mobile phone video

An unidentified flying object that was spotted in the night sky has spooked residents of a town.

The bright blue light, which was spotted by a number of people in Centreville, Virginia, did not make any noise and jerked across the sky for about 10 minutes before zooming off.

Bryan Fains managed to capture footage of the UFO on his mobile phone.

A bright blue light jerking across the sky was spotted by many people in Centreville, Virginia – some have called it a UFO

Bryan Fains took footage of the UFO on his mobile phone and said: ‘Just as long as we are here, I’m sure there are other people, or things, here.’

‘The light was so bright, at night time,’ he said. ‘It would stop [in the sky] and then go back.

‘At one point it stopped and then went up. I thought it was a UFO.

‘You only see this type of stuff in the movies.

‘Just as long as we are here, I’m sure there are other people, or things, here.’

Mr Fains, who lives near to Dullus airport, was amazed at how the light was silent. ‘I’ve never seen a blue light flying around before,’ he added.

The blue light, which omitted no noise, hung in the air for about 10 minutes, according to Mr Fains