Residents of the US, Mexico, and Canada were captivated by the recent total solar eclipse because they were able to see the unusual occurrence of the afternoon skies becoming dark. The amazing occurrence was captured in countless images and videos that were posted online. One video stuck out among the others for a different reason. The internet was shocked to learn that very few people saw a UFO during the eclipse. The item swiftly vanished into the clouds, as shown in the video. Spotted in TexasThe event happened in Arlington, Texas. Some people thought it might be an extraterrestrial spacecraft, while others thought it was just an airplanes shadow passing over the clouds during the eclipse.Everyone in Texas was taken aback as an unidentified flying object suddenly departed from the eclipse path as people were getting ready to see the unusual event. Strangely, nobody spotted the item until it was above the cloud cover, at which point it vanished into thin air, leaving only its shadow behind.Netizens reactViewers were perplexed by the surprise occurrence and several theories were generated. RED ALERT: A new video has appeared of the UFO sighted above Arlington, Texas, during the solar eclipse today and folks are freaked out since it seems to fade into the clouds, an X user commented after sharing the video.🚨RED ALERT: A new video just surfaced of the UFO spotted over Arlington Texas during the solar eclipse today and people are freaking out because it seems to disappear into the clouds ⚠️ pic.twitter.com/9Syu9hyPKK— Matt Wallace (@MattWallace888) April 9, 2024Someone else gave a more thorough explanation, claiming that the shadow was caused by a plane that was soaring above the clouds. They clarified that because the light source is far away, these shadows are comparable in size to the airplane and that they vanish when the aircraft flies into clear air.Its an airliners shadow on the cloud. It disappears when it passes into clear air.Airplane shadows stay the same size as the airplane because the light source (sun) is so far away. It happened before totality.— FlyingPatriot17 (@FlyingPatriot17) April 9, 2024