Viewers watched in amazement as the white probe-like object appeared on the Look North morning show.
It was described as “intriguing” and a “genuine mystery” by UFO expert Nick Pope.
The UFO was captured on a webcam on Tuesday as it passed over the Gateshead Millennium Bridge on the River Tyne.
Viewers spotted the object when pictures from the weather camera were used as a backdrop on the breakfast show behind presenter Colin Briggs.
Source: BBC