By James Lachno
Russell Crowe has posted a video on YouTube which he claimed showed a
UFO passing by his office window in
Sydney.
The Oscar-winning actor posted a link from his
Twitter account to a YouTube video
with the message: "UFO? Time Lapse Photos Outside RC's Woolloomooloo Office
(THESE ARE REAL!)" 
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Crowe UFO? Time Lapse Photos Outside RC's Woolloomooloo Office (THESE ARE REAL!): http://t.co/BhTyoyBKql via @youtube
The "big surprise" was filmed after Crowe and a friend set up a camera to
"capture fruit bats rising from Botanic Gardens" outside the actor's office in
the inner-city Syndey suburb of Woolloomooloo, according to his Twitter.
The response to the "UFO" video on YouTube has been largely sceptical. One
user wrote: "Just an insect or some such reflecting the light on the other side
of the trees into your time lapse camera", while another comment sarcastically
read: "Definitely is the real deal. All the signs and indicators are present.
blurry, unfocused, 3 frames only, reliable provenance, incorrect exposure
factors. All real UFO images are like this."
However, Crowe defended the video's authenticity on Twitter:
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Crowe Canon 5D, No Flash, can't be a lense flare because it moves , camera is fixed http://t.co/BhTyoyBKql via @youtube
Australian actor Crowe, 48, is best known for his roles in L.A. Confidential (1997), American Gangster (2007) and Gladiator (2000) – the latter of which won him a Best Actor Oscar.
