For centuries, humans have been scouring the universe for some kind of evidence of extraterrestrial life.
Now, social media users think it’s finally been found – right here on Earth.
On Reddit, footage has emerged of explorers in front of ‘a giant doorway’ located in the Dzungarian Alatau mountains in Kazakhstan.
Like something from an epic movie scene, the 30-second clip shows the stunned explorers searching for a way in.
One stunned Reddit user commented that the doorway is proof of ‘ancient aliens‘, while another asked if there’s an ‘alien spaceship hiding there’.
Others compared it with the ‘beginning of the first Tomb Raider game’ and the Doors of Durin from J. R. R. Tolkien’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’.
It also appears to bear similarities with the vast entrance to Jabba the Hut’s palace in the Star Wars film ‘Return of the Jedi’.
Millennials may also be reminded of the Temple of the Jungle King from ITV children’s series ‘Jungle Run’.
Explorers have found ‘a giant doorway’ located in the Dzungarian Alatau mountains in Kazakhstan, close to the border with China
In the Star Wars film ‘Return of the Jedi’ (1983), R2-D2 and C-3PO arrive at the vast door to Jabba the Hut’s palace
The clip, which was also posted to X (Twitter), was filmed at the Dzungarian Alatau mountains in Kazakhstan, close to the border with China.
At an altitude of 6,500 feet (2,000 metres) above sea level, Dzungarian Alatau is known for its rugged foothills, ridges and forts.
The footage starts with a close-up of the two male explorers making cautious steps in the snow in front of a rocky mass.
Then, the airborne camera – likely attached to a drone – gradually pans out to reveal the massive semi-circular door-like formation.
Using the height of the men as a reference, the so-called ‘entrance’ appears to be at least 40 feet (12 metres) in height and about as wide.
But the rock behind it seems to slope downwards significantly, suggesting any secret cave beyond would have a fairly low ceiling.
On Reddit, someone pointed out: ‘looks like the ridge of rock is narrower than the ‘door’ is tall.’
Another added: ‘I mean, you can see the other side of the ridge in the drone shot. So, like…. doorway to what, the other side of the ridge?’
At an altitude of 6,500 feet (2,000 metres) above sea level, Dzungarian Alatau is known for its stunning foothills, ridges and forts
Millennials may also be reminded of the entrance to the Temple of the Jungle King from ITV children’s series ‘Jungle Run’ (pictured)
Commentators speculated on the true nature of the ‘doorway’, which is a different shade of brown to the surrounding rock.
One user said: ‘There are a ton of these kinds of formations in Southern Utah. It’s the beginning of the formation of an arch, which is very naturally occurring.’
Another user replied: ‘So ancient aliens.’
A Harry Potter fan added: ‘Run really fast into it and see if you end up on the other side’, while a gamer said: ‘It’s the doorway to a Zelda dungeon!’
Another posted: ‘If it actually were a door, I’ve seen enough movies to know that something unspeakable has been sealed behind it.’
More realistically, the ‘doorway’ could just be further evidence of ‘pareidolia’ – the tendency of the human mind to see patterns and symmetry.
Mark Allen, a professor at the University of Durham’s department of earth sciences, said it might be ‘to do with different weathering patterns of different rock layers’.
‘I was in this area 38 years ago on the Chinese side of the border [and there was] nothing odd to report,’ he told the Daily Mail.
Dzungarian Alatau (pictured) lies on the boundary of the Dzungaria region of China and the Zhetysu region of Kazakhstan
The location in the clip is thought to be part of the Dzungarian Gate, a historically significant mountain pass between China and Kazakhstan.
For centuries, the more than 3,000-mile pass, also known as the Altai Gap, was used as an invasion route by conquerors from Central Asia.
Dzungarian Gate has been linked to the location of Hyperborea, the mythical land located to the far north of the known world.
According to the legend, its inhabitants, the Hyperboreans, each lived for 1,000 years in peace, free of war or disease.
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