Satellites including those that are part of Elon Musk's Starlink system are often mistaken for other aerial vehicles.
The man's shouts for help ended up being misinterpreted as evidence of something paranormal.
Recent footage from a zoo in China suggested that the sun bear was a man in a suit - but actually it wasn't.
According to a spokesperson, the inclusion of a flying saucer in the official logo for NIM-A was actually a mistake.
YouTube inventor Allen Pan decided that 'God made a mistake' and decided to 'give snakes their legs back'.
A homeowner has been left terrified to enter her own basement after capturing something strange on camera.
In a future ever more dominated by robots, how we deal with their mistakes will become increasingly important.
The James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors are now aligned and scientists are very impressed with the result.
A pair of would-be thieves ended up being arrested after accidentally phoning the police themselves.
A married man in Mexico dug a tunnel connecting his house to that of his mistress so that he could visit her.
A large silver-colored object that crashed deep in the jungle was initially mistaken for something otherworldly.
NASA's chief scientist Dr Jim Green is optimistic that the next rovers to visit Mars will find evidence of alien life.
A video clip of a man smoking at a stadium in Turkey went viral after he was mistaken for a young child.
A Montana man who had been out target shooting at the weekend ended up becoming a target himself.
A recent segment on Russian state TV mistakenly reported on a 'high-tech robot' that was anything but.
A photograph of an eastern fox squirrel alleged to be a whopping 2ft tall has been raising eyebrows recently.
Scientists developing Europe's new ExoMars rover are optimistic about its chances of finding life on Mars.
Scientists in Russia remain optimistic that the woolly mammoth can be resurrected within a decade.
A paranormal investigator has captured intriguing footage of a fast-moving mist flying towards him.
One astronomer was left red-faced this week after he mistook the planet Mars for an undiscovered star.