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Did Russell Crowe Really Accidentally Photograph a UFO in 2013?

The actor captured a strange glowing object while trying to photograph fruit bats, sparking theories that still haven’t been fully settled.

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In March 2013, Russell Crowe got the internet buzzing when he tweeted a link to a YouTube video with images he claimed he captured of a possible UFO. The timed-exposure photos show what looks like a red-and-yellow object shooting across the sky.

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Shortly after uploading the pictures, Crowe clarified that he and a friend had installed a camera to catch fruit bats outside of his office in Woolloomooloo, Australia, and ended up with that series of shots instead. When skeptics suggested that the supposed UFO was just a reflection of light (perhaps from the beacon........

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