UFO Researcher Claims 'Mothership' Spotted Near Sun

A recent image from NASA's Solar Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has become the subject of claims that a colossal "UFO mothership" was spotted near the sun. The image, captured on October 3, shows the sun emitting coronal streamers, but also features a white, cylinder-shaped object on the right side of the frame.

Scott C Waring, a UFO researcher, identified this object as a mothership measuring approximately 2.5 miles across and half a mile wide. Waring stated on his website, UFO Sightings Daily, that such a large vessel could transport "tens of thousands of passengers across the universe in no time." He also claimed the craft was using a tractor beam to tow three smaller orb craft, which he said became visible after he processed the image in negative format.

Waring asserted that the object was traveling "near the speed of light" and represents "100 percent proof that aliens pass through our own solar system daily." He suggested that NASA intentionally withholds such information from the public.

While NASA has not officially commented on the specific object in the image and maintains a stance of having no evidence of UFOs or extraterrestrial life, Waring drew parallels between the sighting and the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, which captivated the world in 2025. The size of 3I/ATLAS was estimated to be between 3.5 and six miles long. Waring proposed that 3I/ATLAS could also be a spaceship, though he acknowledged it was believed to have already passed Earth.

This sighting occurs amidst growing scientific interest in interstellar objects. Avi Loeb, a Harvard professor who studied 3I/ATLAS, has suggested that our solar system may host a significantly larger population of interstellar objects than previously thought. In February, Loeb presented data indicating that approximately 35 million meter-scale interstellar objects might reside within Earth's orbit.

His research, based on the detection of two interstellar meteor candidates in 2022 and 2025, suggests these objects, though small, travel at speeds exceeding the solar system's escape velocity. Loeb's team estimates that such meteors impact Earth roughly every three years. While meter-scale objects are numerous, larger bodies like 3I/ATLAS are rarer, but their substantial mass contributes significantly to the total material within Earth's orbit. Loeb posits that studying this population could offer insights into how material moves between star systems.

This concept builds on earlier discoveries of interstellar visitors such as 'Oumuamua in 2017 and comet Borisov in 2019. Scientists anticipate that advancements in observational technology, including next-generation telescopes, could provide more detailed information on the properties, origins, and trajectories of these celestial travelers.