A man claims he spotted a UFO hovering over the Arctic Ocean, reigniting theories of alien bases hidden beneath the ice.

Edward Jones was thrilled to spot what he thought looked like an otherworldly UFO off the coast of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard – but others weren’t as convinced

Edward Jones believes the weird, shadowy shape is a UFO

Office manager Edward Jones was confused when he spotted the mysterious figure hovering off the coast of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.

He claims to have spotted UFOs in the past, and shared his finding on Facebook – but other users weren’t so convinced.

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Edward believes it’s none of these options, claiming that it doesn’t look “from this earth”.

He said: “When I’m bored, I’ll go on Google Earth, and look around at different locations that you’re never going to see [in real life].

Edward's sightings were met with a mix of mockery and cynicism

“I was just being nosey and I was having a look up around Greenland and the Arctic.

“One of the shots was on a boat and I spotted it when I zoomed in. It didn’t look like anything I’d ever seen and I couldn’t understand what it was in the middle of the sea.

Edward Jones was confused when he spotted the mysterious figure hovering off the coast of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard

Edward Jones was confused when he spotted the mysterious figure hovering off the coast of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard(Image: Kennedy News/Google Earth)