Mysterious, 'Larger Than Human' Deep-Sea Creature Leaves Experts Baffled [Watch]

A mysterious and massive squid-like creature has been found in the Northern Red Sea, leaving marine biologists baffled.

The scientists of the OceanX team were exploring a shipwreck in October when they came across the sea creature, which appeared to be larger than a human, swimming in the Red Sea, some 2,800 feet below the surface.

In a video uploaded to YouTube on Thursday, OceanX science program lead Mattie Rodrigue says the team was investigating the "Pella," the ship, which sank in November 2011, when they encountered the creature that was "larger than a human."

"I will never forget what happened next for as long as I live. All of a sudden, as we're looking at the bow of the shipwreck, this massive mysterious creature comes into view, takes a look at the ROV [remotely operated vehicle], and curls its entire body around the bow of the wreck," OceanX science program lead Mattie Rodrigue says in the video.

She then sought the help of zoologist, Dr. Michael Vecchione, who told her that the creature was a purpleback flying squid.

"I can tell you what I think it is and why I think it is. I think it's a species called the purpleback flying quid. And in the area that you're operating, in the Red Sea, there's a well-known population of those. They get really big. I think what you're seeing is what's called the giant form of Sthenoteuthis," Vecchione says in the video.

"They will approach a bait the way that that one approached that bait and they often swim the way that the other videos showed the animal swimming. And in particular, the fin size, the proportions of the fin relative to the body, show me that it's not a giant squid. If you stop it right there, you see it's got fins that are short and broad and sort of thicken together. They look like sort of an arrowhead. I know that you probably wanted to think that you had some video of giant squids, but I can tell you but I'm absolutely certain it's not an Architeuthis dux," he continues.

The YouTube video has since gone viral, receiving over 455,000 views within five days.