An out-of-this world prefab home from the 1970s is on the move, with a house-moving company tasked with transporting it between islands to an unknown location.

Britton Housemovers Group, one of the largest in New Zealand, was spotted taking the oversized UFO away from its original home in Christchurch on a Mack truck.

It drew awe from motorists trailing the spaceship on its journey, which saw it head north and across the Cook Strait to Wellington.

Sharing photos of the gargantuan task on social media, Britton Housemovers wrote: “ET phoned. He was afraid and he was alone, but now he has a new home.”

The company told the Herald it was moving the Futuro home – a Finnish post-war innovation – to an undisclosed location north from Wellington up SH2.

The owner wished to remain private and it’s expected the build will be away from public view and public access.

Between 1972 and 1974, records show that 12 Futuro homes, designed by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, were constructed and placed around both the North Island and the South Island.

Some were placed at the gates of Queen Elizabeth ll Stadium during the Commonwealth Games in 1974.

The New Zealand Futuros differed from their Finnish counterparts because the licensing agreement only accounted for the external shell design.

Futuro homes landed in New Zealand with the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.

For its first year of production, Futuro Homes (NZ) Ltd manufactured one unit per month.

After this period, but the combination of events such as the 1970s petro-chemical crisis led to the cease of production.

In 1975, David Hamilton, general manager of the company, said: “The Futuro home will be standing in almost mint condition in 30 years’ time.”