Astronomers studying the moon claim to have captured possible evidence of a technologically advanced nonhuman civilization.
Scientists at Ukraine’s Main Astronomical Observatory reported observing more than 20 unidentified objects moving near and across the moon several months in 2025.
Some of the disc-shaped objects were estimated to measure between 15 and 25 miles across.
In a new study that has not been peer-reviewed, the team said they identified two categories of UFOs: ‘atmospheric’ objects that appeared stationary and ‘continental’ objects that appeared to move across the moon’s surface.
The objects also appeared to display unusual changes in brightness and rotation.
The researchers argued that those patterns could indicate structured, technological behavior, and raised the possibility that the objects originated from a hidden base on the moon.
‘UFOs are observed on Earth and in near-Earth space. We believe that the moon serves as a base for UFOs,’ the team shared in the study.
The researchers claimed the objects could reach Earth within 20 minutes and appear in the atmosphere as UAPs. They argued that the objects’ apparently intelligent behavior could point to the existence of a ‘technologically advanced civilization.’
In a new study that has not been peer-reviewed, the team said they identified two categories of UFOs: ‘atmospheric’ objects that appeared stationary and ‘continental’ objects (pictured) that appeared to move across the moon’s surface
While the scientists are sure the objects they observed were likely nonhuman craft, there is no scientific evidence of aliens or artificial structures on the moon.
Both NASA and the US government have long maintained that while some sightings remain unexplained, none has been confirmed to involve extraterrestrial technology.
Researchers recorded the main group of more than 20 unidentified objects during two observation periods on September 7, 2025, beginning at 7.05pm and 7.27pm ET.
They reported detecting additional ring-shaped objects during a separate observation on August 16, 2025, at 2.52am ET. Both sightings were captured using a high-speed camera attached to a telescope in Vinarivka, a village in Ukraine’s Kyiv region.
The high-speed camera snapped 20 images every second, allowing the scientists to track objects that would have otherwise been nearly impossible to see.
The UFOs were so faint that some appeared as nothing more than a two-by-two-pixel speck against the moon.
But the researchers claimed the objects were not behaving randomly.
Those labeled ‘atmospheric’ appeared to remain locked in place as they moved in sync with the moon, suggesting they were somehow anchored near its surface, the study noted.
Scientists at Ukraine ’s Main Astronomical Observatory reported observing more than 20 unidentified objects (shown in white) moving near and across the moon several months in 2025
The report added that the objects also emitted rapid flashes lasting between one-tenth and half a second, with their brightness rising and falling in repeating patterns that the team described as a pulsing process.
The study highlighted that two objects believed to be hundreds of miles apart appeared to flash in unison.
Researchers said the link was statistically significant, although the finding does not prove that the objects were communicating or controlled by intelligent beings.
The team then used the amount of light reflected by the UFOs to estimate their potential size.
Even under the assumption that they reflected 100 percent of the sunlight hitting them, the objects would have measured approximately 1,440 feet across.
If their surfaces reflected light in the same way as the Moon, however, they could have been more than one mile wide.
The scientists admitted that they did not know what the objects were made of or how reflective they were, meaning their true size remains uncertain.
Some of the disc-shaped objects were estimated to measure between 15 and 25 miles across
The most extraordinary objects were those the researchers called ‘continental’ UFOs, which appeared to race across the lunar surface.
One reportedly traveled nearly 14 miles at an astonishing 4.1 miles per second.
Those labeled ‘atmospheric’ (pictured) appeared to remain locked in place as they moved in sync with the moon, suggesting they were somehow anchored near its surface
Two others appeared to be massive discs measuring approximately 16 miles and 25 miles across, making the larger object nearly the length of Manhattan.
Their brightness also rose and fell at repeating frequencies, which the team isolated from atmospheric interference and telescope-tracking errors using specialized filtering software.
A separate observation on August 16, 2025 revealed something even stranger.
Several enormous ring-shaped objects appeared against the daytime sky, barely visible until scientists enhanced the footage with false colors.
The team claimed the dark objects did not appear to emit light and instead absorbed nearly all the radiation striking them.
They appeared to complete a full rotation every three minutes and were estimated to measure roughly 22 miles across while reaching speeds of 6.8 miles per second.
Based on their size and rotation, the researchers calculated that the rings could generate centrifugal force more than twice as powerful as Earth’s gravity, raising the possibility that they were producing their own artificial gravity.
However, the remarkable findings rest on the assumption that the faint shapes were genuine objects near the Moon rather than atmospheric distortions, camera artifacts or errors introduced during image processing.
The study has not been peer-reviewed, and its claims of giant, technologically advanced craft have not been independently confirmed.
