Footage taken from a 30-minute live broadcast from yesterday has appears on alien websites amid claims it shows a startled astronaut as two or three unidentified object appear into view.

Scott C Waring, editor of ufosightingsdaily.com, posted the footage on his website.

He blogged: "When the Russian astronaut sees the two-three UFOs fly in front of him as he holds the GoPro camera, he totally loses it and fumbles to the right trying to pull away from the UFOs and keep his balance.

"Also, notice the two brighter UFOs get frightened by his sudden movement and they both make a 135 degree sharp turn, and head downward.