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We report the discovery of VVV-WIT-07, an unique and intriguing variablesource presenting a sequence of recurrent dips with a likely deep eclipse inJuly 2012. The object was found serendipitously in the near-IR data obtained bythe VISTA Variables in the V\'ia L\'actea (VVV) ESO Public Survey. Our analysisis based on VVV variability, multicolor, and proper motion (PM) data.Complementary data from the VVV eXtended survey (VVVX) as well as archive dataand spectroscopic follow-up observations aided in the analysis andinterpretation of VVV-WIT-07. A search for periodicity in the VVV Ks-band lightcurve of VVV-WIT-07 results in two tentative periods at P~322 days and P~170days. Colors and PM are consistent either with a reddened MS star or a pre-MSstar in the foreground disk. The near-IR spectra of VVV-WIT-07 appearfeatureless, having no prominent lines in emission or absorption. Featuresfound in the light curve of VVV-WIT-07 are similar to those seen in J1407(Mamajek's object), a pre-MS K5 dwarf with a ring system eclipsing the star or,alternatively, to KIC 8462852 (Boyajian's star), an F3 IV/V star showingirregular and aperiodic dips in its light curve. Alternative scenarios, none ofwhich is fully consistent with the available data, are also briefly discussed,including a young stellar object, a T Tauri star surrounded by clumpy duststructure, a main sequence star eclipsed by a nearby extended object, aself-eclipsing R CrB variable star, and even a long-period, high-inclinationX-ray binary.

VVV-WIT-07: another Boyajian's star or a Mamajek's object?