A viral video shared to Reddit shows a jet seemingly hovering midair over the San Mateo Bridge, sparking jokes and confusion. But there’s no glitch in the Matrix—it’s just the parallax effect.
This optical illusion occurs when objects appear to move differently depending on your viewpoint. In this case, another plane filming from a different angle made the jet appear motionless.
Still, Reddit users had fun with it:
“Pilot had to pause his game,” one joked. Another added, “I’m not saying it was aliens… but it was aliens.”
