Witnesses in Mexico were mystified when they spotted a strange flickering light that suddenly appeared on a hillside in broad daylight. According to a local media report, the puzzling scene was filmed in the municipality of Metepec earlier this month. In the footage (featured above), the anomaly first manifests as a hovering light that rapidly flashes. Seconds later, the illumination begins moving back and forth at an incredible speed before vanishing and then returning to perform the 'dance' again. While this is unfolding, one of the witnesses marvels at the anomaly's brightness, and a second observer muses that it appears to be covering a considerable distance as it travels back and forth.

Since being posted online over the weekend, the footage has spread like wildfire on Mexican social media with all manner of speculation as to what the weird light could have been. Many viewers have noted that Metepec is within the city of Atlixco, which boasts such a colorful history of unusual UFO events that the community created a monument to celebrate its place in flying saucer lore. As such, it has been theorized that the light was an otherworldly visitor of some kind. Others have suggested that the illumination is supernatural or even a ghost. Meanwhile, more skeptical observers argue that the flickering light is merely a reflection or a similarly strange but explainable optical illusion. What do you make of the weird footage? Weigh in with your thoughts at the C2C Facebook page.