Many thought it was an unidentified flying object or UFO.
Muar marine police chief Asst Supt Nordin Osman said his personnel captured the image on their handphones.
The object looked static, it didn't move.
"It looked like an orb with a planet inside it," he said.
Resident Muhamad Sharin thought the object was another planet.
"I immediately called many of my friends and asked them to look at the sun."
"They were all amazed at the sight," he said.
