George Csere was flying his drone next to bushland in Nerang on the Gold Coast in January last year when he claims it was 'struck' by an unknown large object.

After comprehensively reviewing his footage of the incident, Csere concluded that his drone, a DJI Mavic Pro, had had a close encounter with what he believes was a UFO.

'The drone was just above my head and I heard this big bang, as though it had hit a wall,' he told news.com.au. 

'I checked the video and found the round object flying away.'

Csere posted a video on You Tube in August 2020 following his find - which was met with plenty of scepticism online.

He explained in the video - which has had over 5,000 views - 'something strange happened' when he was flying his drone at 94 metres (308 feet) in sports mode.

'Going back through the video, a car-sized object can be seen,' he said. 

'Under the spot where this object was spotted is a perfectly round waterhole with no algae, indicating it gets disturbed by something. 

'Twenty seconds after this object was seen, an impact occurs with the drone. This was incredibly loud.

'During the fall there was two frames where the drone caught something curious. A round object can be seen leaving at a fast pace.'