Count Dracula could have been an alien. The legend of Dracula is based on Bram Stoker's classic vampire character Dracula, who was named after the 15th century Romanian prince Vlad Dracul III or better known as Vlad the Impaler. He earned his place in history by impaling his enemies alive. But now Vlad could be from outer space.
UFO buffs started their conspiracy theories after the picture of a hovering strange disc with smoke bellowing out was found on the wall on a 14th century church in Sighisoara, Romania which is often linked to where Vlad was born, reports the Metro.
The medieval fresco in a monastery church even has takers among academics, which include Dan D. Farcas who came out with his new book, UFOs over Romania, according to the Express.co.uk.
"As an academic and a UFO researcher I must admit that the images in these paintings are certainly worth a second look and we should not rule out the possibility that they do depict something that today would be described as a UFO," he told the Express.
The fresco shows a large flying saucer high above a building that resembles a church, and it appears to be shooting a beam of light into the building.
The picture is said to be painted before 1534, although the artist remains reportedly largely unknown
"This UFO does explain a lot. What if the stories of Dracula drinking blood to stay alive are true? Then him being an alien would make sense. I have heard that there are a few alien species that feed off humans. Every story has a grain of truth... especially if it stands the test of time," said UFO detective Scott C Waring of UFO Sightings Daily in an interview with the Metro.
The eerie wording on the painting says, "Israel, put your hope in the Lord," and it is thought to have been drawn when the Bible was translated into German.
