A shining long object was spotted by football fans racing across the sky above an Indiana stadium after the game was halted because of a lightning storm.

Spectators watched as the flying object was captured by TV cameras as lightning forks came down during the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the University of South Florida.

As fans were evacuated from the stadium after play was halted for a second time at the match on Saturday, a tube-shaped elongated object was spotted circling in the sky.

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