India, Dec. 22 -- A recording of an eerie moment a pilot reported seeing an apparent UFO to air traffic control has resurfaced on social media. The incident, which took place over the skies of Rhode Island, saw the pilot being told "good luck with the aliens" after reporting an alleged UFO sighting.

In the newly resurfaced video of the live ATC broadcast, the pilot told the ground team, "It appears to be standing still." He compared the mysterious object, which floated beside him, to a silver canister.

"Looks like a strange, small object that we just floated by. A small silver canister. Do you know what that could be?" the pilot told ATC in the recording, shared on YouTube in October by the VASAviation channel.

ATC asked for further de...