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Screenshot of blue orb via Fox 5 News video

On Monday, a local news helicopter captured a mysterious orb zooming over New York City.

During a Fox 5 News chopper report, a blue-colored orb was seen zooming over the Hudson River and past Manhattan.

The orb’s speed is exponentially faster than that of the ships below it, and it quickly changes trajectory as it approaches Fox 5 News’ chopper.

The appearance of the orb started an immediate discussion about the orb on social media.

One Facebook user claimed, “I used to see one time around Hudson River. And exactly that color.”

Others claimed that the orb was just a light refraction on a piece of glass or a lens.

WATCH:

Here’s what The New York Post reported:

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.