A MYSTERIOUS “jellyfish-shaped object” which suddenly appeared in the Earth’s atmosphere has stunned local Russians.

       Residents in the Amur Oblast region spotted the glowing object flying overhead last month, and released a video of it online.

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       The 'jellyfish shaped object' was spotted in Amur Oblast, Russia 3

       Stunned onlookers have now speculated what the glowing object could have been

       In the footage, published on YouTube by Viral Hog, the comet-like object can be seen hurtling towards the Earth as stunned onlookers revel in its beauty.

       A young boy, accompanied by his friends, can be heard calling out in his native Russian as he points towards the starry sky.

       He then zooms in to get a closer look at the glowing object - which is spearheaded by a shiny point.

       In the video’s caption, the user explains: “My friends and I saw the movement of some object in the sky, it looked like a comet, but it flew slowly and we realized that it was some kind of rocket or flying machine.

       “A little later it exploded and a pattern in the form of jellyfish was formed, we even heard some kind of sound similar on blast.”

       Soon amazed stargazers took to the comments section to speculate as to what the object could be.

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       One user speculated that it could be a rocket, writing: “It looks like a rocket skipping off the earth's atmosphere, I wonder if it made it to orbit.

       A second said it could be the re-entry of satellite, “with lithium burning off towards the end”

       While a third simply wrote: “That’s a rocket.”

       However, others were more creative with their answers with speculation ranging from UFOs to asteroids, comets and meteorites.

       One interested user confidently declared: “That my friends is a meteorite. We actually get hit by several a year. Pretty common. Notice how it burned out.

       Meteors burn up burnt up as they entered our atmosphere and this can s create a streak of light behind it.

       They also often fall over the sea or uninhabited land so can go undetected.

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       Guesses included a rocket and a meteorite

       What's the difference between an asteroid, meteor and comet?

       Here's what you need to know, according to Nasa...

       Asteroid: An asteroid is a small rocky body that orbits the Sun. Most are found in the asteroid belt (between Mars and Jupiter) but they can be found anywhere (including in a path that can impact Earth) Meteoroid: When two asteroids hit each other, the small chunks that break off are called meteoroids Meteor: If a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, it begins to vapourise and then becomes a meteor. On Earth, it'll look like a streak of light in the sky, because the rock is burning up Meteorite: If a meteoroid doesn't vapourise completely and survives the trip through Earth's atmosphere, it can land on the Earth. At that point, it becomes a meteorite Comet: Like asteroids, a comet orbits the Sun. However rather than being made mostly of rock, a comet contains lots of ice and gas, which can result in amazing tails forming behind them (thanks to the ice and dust vapourising)