Unidentified Object Spotted in Background of News Bulletin in Sydney, Australia
The news outlet says this is a meteor, but it doesn’t look like the typical fireball of a meteor to me, it really doesn’t appear to have a trailing tail. I’m filing this one under ‘unidentified flying object’ (UFO) sighting.
via news.com.au:
Channel 7 viewers in Sydney were stunned last night when a meteor shot into the Earth’s atmosphere during the news.
Mark Ferguson was presenting the 6pm bulletin when a meteor was visible in the live feed of Sydney’s skyline in the background.
Some eagle-eyed viewers noticed the object and posted about it on a Facebook group dedicated to meteor sightings.
Ferguson called into Sunrise this morning and spoke about the incident, telling the breakfast show hosts: “I didn’t know too much at the exact time but within a few seconds of throwing to the commercial, Jess our cameraman quickly said, ‘Mate, something has just flown behind you. I reckon it’s a meteor.’
“We replayed it and had a good look and we couldn’t believe it; what a shock!” Ferguson said.
Astrophysicist Dr Brad Tucker from Australian National University later confirmed to Sunrise: “This was a meteor. It was probably about half a metre to 1m in size.
“It travelled all the way down towards the NSW/Victoria border, and there are reports that it exploded around Jindabyne.”
"We couldn't believe it!"@7NEWSSydney presenter Mark Ferguson calls in after a mysterious streak of light appeared in the camera behind his bulletin last night.
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— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) September 3, 2020
Andrew Bucklow
news.com.au
