Two fighter jets intercept London-bound passenger plane over Germany in dramatic footage which 'captures UFO speed past'

his dramatic footage shows the moment two fighters jets intercepted a huge London-bound passenger plane carrying 345 people over Germany.

The German Air Force scrambled two Eurofighter Typhoons to escort the Jet Airways flight after it suddenly cut off radio contact as it flew over the country.

The incident was sparked as the Boeing 777-300 switched radio contact from Bratislava ground control to the Czech capital of Prague.

But now footage released by a commercial pilot on board a trailing British Airways flight has shown something else flying alongside the jets .

Eagle-eyed social media users pointed out a mystery UFO speeding past the three planes - which even appears to be flying at double the speed.

Sharing the footage on Facebook, CirrusPilot explained: "Many commenters have noted that at the 1min 30sec mark of the video there is a small dark object.

"The object is moving faster than the other traffic.

"It originates far to the left of the Euro Fighter and takes a 45 degree angle direction towards the North East of the video shot.

"Perhaps a shadow of another aircraft crossing above."

Flight 9W 118 was carrying 330 passengers and a crew of 15 from Mumbai in India to London Heathrow when the dramatic incident happened.

The plane continued along its planned flight path and, flying close to it, the fighter pilots managed to restore radio contact just north of Nuremberg using emergency channels.

As a precaution, the two Typhoons continued to escort the plane until it made a safe landing at London Heathrow.

A Jet Airways spokesperson confirmed the scare over German skies and announced that the crew of flight 9W-118 has been grounded.

An airline spokesman said: "Contact between Jet Airways flight 9W 118, from Mumbai to London Heathrow, of February 16, 2017, and the local ATC [Air Traffic Control], was briefly lost while flying over German airspace.

"Communication was safely restored within a few minutes. As a precaution, the German Air Force deployed its aircraft to ensure the safety of the flight and its guests. The flight with 330 guests and 15 crew subsequently landed at London without incident.

"Jet Airways has duly reported the matter to the concerned authorities including the DGCA [Directorate General of Civil Aviation]. As part of the standard process, the flight crew of 9W 118 has been de-rostered pending investigation."