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Pilot reports ‘silver canister’ UFO feet from his plane during ‘creepy’ air traffic control call: ‘Good luck with the aliens’
By
Anthony Blair
Published Dec. 21, 2025, 4:45 p.m. ET
A recording of the “creepy” moment a pilot was told “good luck with the aliens” after reporting a UFO sighting to air traffic control has resurfaced following the bizarre incident over the skies of Rhode Island.
Newly resurfaced video of the live ATC broadcast captures the moment the pilot told the ground team, “It appears to be standing still,” as the mysterious object, which he compared to a silver canister, floated beside him.
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In a “creepy” moment, a pilot was told “good luck with the aliens” after reporting a UFO sighting to ATC.Robert – stock.adobe.com
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The pilot described the “astonishing” object as a small silver canister hovering near his plane at 3,500 feet.VASAviation/Youtube
“Looks like a strange, small object that we just floated by. A small silver canister. Do you know what that could be?” the pilot told ATC in the recording, shared on YouTube in October by the VASAviation channel, which regularly posts ATC frequency conversations.
“Appears to be standing still and I’m at 3,500 feet. It was right off our wingtip. Small silver canister,” said the pilot, flying a Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II, which seats up to five passengers.
He added that the “astonishing” object did not appear to be attached to anything, but was just “hovering” in midair, in response to a further question about whether it was a drone or a balloon.
“Creepy!” the ground team responded in the short clip, before another ATC operative adds, “Good luck with the aliens!”
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The recording of the “creepy” incident, shared by VASAviation, resurfaced and went viral.ControllerAircraft/Youtube
It is believed that the incident over Rhode Island occurred around the same time as the video’s posting on Oct. 27.
By
Anthony Blair
Published Dec. 21, 2025, 4:45 p.m. ET
A recording of the “creepy” moment a pilot was told “good luck with the aliens” after reporting a UFO sighting to air traffic control has resurfaced following the bizarre incident over the skies of Rhode Island.
Newly resurfaced video of the live ATC broadcast captures the moment the pilot told the ground team, “It appears to be standing still,” as the mysterious object, which he compared to a silver canister, floated beside him.
3In a “creepy” moment, a pilot was told “good luck with the aliens” after reporting a UFO sighting to ATC.Robert – stock.adobe.com
3The pilot described the “astonishing” object as a small silver canister hovering near his plane at 3,500 feet.VASAviation/Youtube
“Looks like a strange, small object that we just floated by. A small silver canister. Do you know what that could be?” the pilot told ATC in the recording, shared on YouTube in October by the VASAviation channel, which regularly posts ATC frequency conversations.
“Appears to be standing still and I’m at 3,500 feet. It was right off our wingtip. Small silver canister,” said the pilot, flying a Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II, which seats up to five passengers.
He added that the “astonishing” object did not appear to be attached to anything, but was just “hovering” in midair, in response to a further question about whether it was a drone or a balloon.
“Creepy!” the ground team responded in the short clip, before another ATC operative adds, “Good luck with the aliens!”
3The recording of the “creepy” incident, shared by VASAviation, resurfaced and went viral.ControllerAircraft/Youtube
It is believed that the incident over Rhode Island occurred around the same time as the video’s posting on Oct. 27.