NFL quarterback Baker Mayfield has reportedly been left in a state of shock after allegedly witnessing an unidentified flying object in the skies over Texas.

The football player, who serves as quarterback for NFL team Cleveland Browns, took to his official Twitter account on Thursday, March 4, to inform them all of what he believed to be a close encounter.

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The incident allegedly occurred while Baker was on the way home from dinner with his partner Emily when he spotted a strange ball of light drop from the sky near a reservoir located on the Colorado River near central Texas.

Speaking to his approximate 786,000 followers on the platform, Mayfield stated: "Almost 100%, Em and I just saw a UFO drop straight out of the sky on our way home from dinner.

"We stopped and looked at each other and asked if either of us saw it... Very bright ball of light going straight down out of the sky towards Lake Travis. Anybody else witness this? [sic]"

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A number of Baker's Twitter followers have since commented on the alleged sighting, with some professing skepticism, while others have backed his claims.

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For example, one person wrote: "Nah Baker that was me coming to thank you for being a wonderful quarterback."

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Another follower stated simply: "Baker, ur drunk and it’s ok [sic]"

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A third person commented: "chill before the [government] come after you, we need you next season big dawg [sic]"

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Someone else stated: "Browns winning super bowl confirmed, gift from Mars. [sic]"

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Another fan stated: "*Men In Black on there way to flash you right now...* [sic]"

This mysterious purported incident has come not long after the Pentagon has admitted to "holding and testing wreckage from UFO crashes" in the past.

The smoking gun letter from the United States Defense Intelligence Agency was obtained earlier last month by ufologist Anthony Bragalia. He was able to do so by making a request under the Freedom of Information Act to view the materials of any unidentified flying objects recovered by government researchers back in 2017.

Three years later, the department acquiesced to Bragalia's request and returned to him a 154-page document comprising the details of test results on recovered UFO debris, including declassified reports on a mysterious "memory metal" called "nitinol."

NFL quarterback Baker Mayfield in shock after seeing 'UFO' in Texas