Video: Dazzling Jupiter and Venus 'could be mistaken for UFOs' I would not be surprised if not The Telegraph, but certainly the police, the MoD or the RAF get calls about UFO sightings, because it's a spectacular sight and quite unusual. And for that reason I really do think people will be struck by it," he added. Last Monday, Mars made its closest pass of Earth in more than two years, and in June Venus will appear from some positions on Earth to cross in front of the Sun.