The encounter occurred in Twentynine Palms, California, a little after 9.15pm on Monday.
In a segment of the almost 10-minute long video, the bizarre UFO can be seen floating aimlessly in the pitch black night sky to the right of the vehicle.
The driver says: “I guess it's not really that far, it’s like right here, we’re going to drive right up to it.
“It’s a long ribbon in the sky, a light ribbon and it shakes. It’s all segmented too.”