In the concluding moments of a Fox 5 news report aired on Monday, a mysterious spherical object is visible in the clear sky of the Big Apple. It traces an arcing path toward the news helicopter. The orb looks white from afar, gradually acquiring a pink and then blue tint as it approaches the camera.

The footage depicts potential alien technology that far outpaces anything our puny scientists of Earth have produced (that we know of). The UFO swiftly surpasses every boat on the Hudson, gracefully arcing past the news helicopter.

You can see the moment in the YouTube clip below, synced to when the UFO whizzes by the NYC skyline. Readers, we are through the looking glass.

At first glance, the footage appears startling, even unsettling. However, upon further inspection, it remains unclear whether the orb is a tangible object or merely a light refraction on a lens or glass.

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Avi Loeb, a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, Harvard professor, and professional killjoy, asserts that the apparent UFO is merely a video artifact.