A news helicopter incidentally captured a mysterious orb-like object zooming over the Hudson River and past Lower Manhattan.
In the final seconds of a Fox 5 news report that aired Monday, an orb-shaped object or light can be seen in the crystal clear New York sky, making an arcing pathway in the direction of the news chopper which was filming from south of the Battery.
The orb appears white in the distance and takes on a blue tint as it gets closer to the camera.
The potential object outpaces every boat on the Hudson and quickly arcs its way past the news chopper.
It is unclear whether the orb is a real-world object or a light refraction on a lens or piece of glass.
Some of the world’s foremost ufologists have expressed doubt over its real-world potential.
Avi Loeb, a theoretical physician, cosmologist and Harvard professor, believes the apparent orb is an artifact of the video.
“This is most likely an optical artifact from the helicopter glass in front of the camera, namely a bright spot from the reflection of sunlight as the camera gradually changes its orientation relative to the sun and the ground,” Loeb tells The Post.
