{"id":168236,"date":"2025-06-08T18:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T18:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/168236\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T18:22:17","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T18:22:17","slug":"ufo-spotted-in-sky-above-edinburgh-leaving-scots-teenager-and-pals-stunned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/168236\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;UFO&#8217; spotted in sky above Edinburgh leaving Scots teenager and pals stunned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle, 16, was with his two friends in Midlothian when they spotted the mysterious floating object at around 11.10pm on Friday, June 6.<\/p>\n<p>15:30, 08 Jun 2025Updated 15:41, 08 Jun 2025<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A Scots teenager has been left stunned after spotting <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/ufos-and-aliens\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"a &#039;UFO&#039;Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">a &#8216;UFO&#8217;<\/a> in the sky near Edinburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Kyle Jackson, 16, was with his two friends in Midlothian when they spotted <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/ufos-and-aliens\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the mysterious floating objectLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the mysterious floating object<\/a> at around 11.10pm on Friday, June 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The trio were walking near Newbattle High School in Easthouses when they looked up &#8211; and they couldn&#8217;t believe their eyes at what they saw.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A black object, which was round and &#8216;completely silent&#8217;, appeared to be moving quickly below the clouds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Kyle says <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/ufos-and-aliens\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the objectLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the object<\/a> was moving faster than a plane and had a red light beaming from beneath &#8211; and he&#8217;s since been left stumped at what it could have been.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Screenshot-2025-06-08-at-140055.png\" alt=\"The mysterious object appeared in the sky above Midlothian\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The mysterious object appeared in the sky above Midlothian(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Speaking to the Record, Kyle said: &#8220;Me and two other friends were walking up a path in the Midlothian area near Edinburgh next to the local high school when we all glanced up and seen <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/ufos-and-aliens\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the flying objectLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the flying object<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;At first sight a red\/orange light was beaming from underneath <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/ufos-and-aliens\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the aircraftLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the aircraft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;After around five seconds of us looking at it the light turned off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It was travelling a lot faster than <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/airports\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"a planeLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">a plane<\/a> at around the same height as a plane, it was also the same size as a plane or bigger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Screenshot-2025-06-08-at-140041.png\" alt=\"Kyle believes the object was a UFO\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Kyle believes the object was a UFO(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">In footage shared with the Record <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/ufos-and-aliens\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"the black objectLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">the black object<\/a> can be seen in the sky above a residential area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Kyle says he and his friends were left puzzled at what it could be &#8211; and they&#8217;ve now come to the conclusion that the only explanation is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/ufos-and-aliens\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"alien activityLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">alien activity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">He added: &#8220;All three of us felt shocked and in disbelief as we had never seen anything like it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;It was completely silent so it couldn\u2019t have been a plane, jet or helicopter. It also wasn\u2019t a drone as it was too big and was too fast. It was also clearly round as well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;The whole situation felt surreal, like something out of a movie. Even after I had got home I was still in awe &#8211; I was confused and in disbelief at what I had seen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Screenshot-2025-06-08-at-140114.png\" alt=\"The object was round and 'completely silent'\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>The object was round and &#8216;completely silent'(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;I did some research and couldn\u2019t find anything close to what we had seen. I even asked various members of my family and none of them could come to conclusion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We believe it was <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/ufos-and-aliens\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"a possible UFOLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">a possible UFO<\/a>. The videos don\u2019t do it any justice. I am not the type of person that believes in conspiracies but that was something different.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">What do you think the object was? 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