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An amateur filmmaker and space enthusiast has captured amazing footage which could show a UFO flying past a Virgin Atlantic flight.

The footage dated July 7 appears to show an object overtaking the plane during take-off from New York's JFK airport.

The "flying saucer" appears behind the plane's tail before accelerating and passing it at high speed.

Rick, from LookNowTV which posted the video, said: "The person that saw this UFO at JFK films planes often and looks to catch UFOs on video.

"I worked with the guy that filmed the link below. I have no reason to believe this guy is a hoax. It's really unidentified.

"I shared it with my friends to get further opinions on it, and we could not come to a definitive conclusion on what the object might be so I decided to go with it and share it online.

"It could be bugs, but i have hundreds of videos sent ... that are obviously bugs or birds zipping on by in frame.

(Image: Mercury)

"I could post them but I try not anger my subscribers as I feel they deserve something worth looking at.

"When something looks really unusual like this we will post it."

British UFO expert Russ Kellett said: "It seems to get narrower and wider as it's moving, it's hard to say.

"I always send footage to an expert to image enhancement as it looks good but unfortunately it could be anything.

"There should be nothing getting that close to an aircraft. It doesn't look to be a bird or anything like that but at a different angle it could be anything.

"You can believe in UFOs and be logical about images as well."