An unidentified flying object literally made the headlines when a white probe-like thing was spotted by a BBC camera during a live TV broadcast.

As Colin Briggs was delivering the breakfast headlines, the Look North webcam captured a UFO as it flew over the Gateshead Millennium Bridge on the River Tyne.

Viewers immediately started speculating on what the white light could be with doubters claiming it was merely a bird. But experts— who have slowed the footage down— say they have ruled this out and cannot explain the white UFO.

The BBC website is asking for help in identifying the mysterious object.

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? What do you think?

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