A UFO has EXPLODED in mid-air over a southern Vietnamese island, according to reports.
Villagers say they heard a loud blast yesterday and later found shards of metal near the island's coastline.
The sensational revelations come one day after neighbouring Cambodia's air force retracted a report of a mysterious plane crash.
The Vietnam News Agency said residents of Phu Quoc island, six miles off the coast of the Cambodian province of Kampot, found shards of grey metal, including one 1.5metres long.
Wreckage
"The explosion happened at about five miles above the ground, and perhaps it was a plane, but authorities could not identify whether it was a civil or military aircraft," the VNA claimed.
The official state news agency added that soldiers were sent out to look for the wreckage and survivors, and local authorities contacted airlines in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, but received no reports of missing aircraft.
Villagers in Kampot also said they heard a loud explosion yesterday and today found small chunks of metal near their coast.
Kung Mony, deputy commander of Cambodia's Air Force, yesterday said he had been told of a foreign plane crashing in Kampot province, but later backed off his claims of an aircraft accident.
