text: Veteran airman Andrew Danziger claims to have seen a UFO . A veteran pilot, who flew President Obama's campaign plane, has revealed that he has seen a UFO  flying through the sky. Andrew Danziger claimed that virtually all airmen believe in unidentified flying objects and that he had his own close encounter in the cockpit between Kansas and Iowa  in April 1989. The aircraft captain said the UFO initially appeared as a white disc before changing into a 'giant red ball.' The aviator, who has 28 years of cockpit experience, said the alien aircraft glowed bright red for around 30 seconds before disappearing below the clouds, according to the New York Daily News. Mr Danziger recalled that his plane had left Kansas City International Airport and reached the cruising altitude of 15,000 feet when he first saw a 'white disc' clearly visible through the clouds. He explained that the Captain of the aircraft, named only as Bruce, also spotted the foreign object that appeared similar to the moon. Despite, both of the men having a number of years of experience behind them they could not identify the mystery gizmo that was visible for around 40 minutes. As the pair began their decent into Waterloo, Iowa, Mr Danziger said the UFO suddenly changed colour. 'I yelled to Bruce, "Holy s***," he told the newspaper. 'Above the clouds, where the white disc had been, was a now giant red ball.' He said the bright disc appeared to hover above the clouds . Mr Danziger, who flew Barack Obama during his 2008 election campaign, recalled the object flying in the same direction as his aircraft for around 30 seconds before it vanished like the 'setting sun.' The experienced airman said most pilots have reported similar sightings  (file picture) A series of flashing lights were then visible through the clouds, according to the pilot who has flown Boeing aircraft. The men later informed the National UFO Report Centre of the sighting and it was stressed to the pair that  countless pilots have witnessed similar objects in the sky. 'While neither of us had any idea what we had saw one thing we were certain of, it wasn't from here,' the North American Airlines captain told the New York Daily News. 'I'm not going too far out on a ledge to say that virtually all pilots believe in UFOs.'
target: Andrew Danziger flew President Obama during 2008 election campaign .
  Claims to have seen a UFO on flight between Kansas and Iowa in 1989 .
  Saw a 'giant red ball' flying parallel to his jet in the sky for 30 seconds .
  The aircraft captain revealed that nearly all pilots believe in UFOs .