Mr Huang set up his camera but didn't look as the images were snapped

The 25-year-old student, who lives in Dunedin, believes they may be UFOs

A student in New Zealand has photographed two mysterious objects floating in the night sky above Otago Harbour, which he believes may be UFOs.

Terence Huang, 25, took the images in Dunedin in the country's south on Monday night but only noticed the two objects when he uploaded the photos to his laptop on Tuesday.

Mr Huang, originally from China, said he was with a friend when he set up his camera to take about 20 photos, but he didn't look as the images were snapped.

Terence Huang, 25, took photos of what he believes could be two UFOs floating above Otago Harbour in Dunedin on Monday night

'I had a brief look at the photos last night, but it was late and cold so we went home,' Mr Huang told the Otago Daily Times.

Mr Huang, originally from China, said he set up his camera to take about 20 photos but he didn't look as the images were snapped

Mr Huang said he had always believed in UFOs and the photos only strengthened his theory.

'Maybe in the future we will take more photos there to see if there is anything in them,' he said.

Australian Skeptics UFO spokesman Steve Roberts said photos featuring UFO-like objects were usually the result of a 'lens flare' from a source of light.

'Especially with digital cameras you get all sorts of effects,' Mr Roberts told MailOnline.

'It can be light from the sun bouncing around in the lens.

'You especially see it at night, even more so from a street light or any sharp, bright source of light.'