Illusionist David Copperfield revealed he has been working for three decades to make the "moon disappear," explaining that his work has caused reports of strange sightings in the sky.

Copperfield, 67, appeared on the "Today" show and spoke with host Carson Daly, alluding to his next illusion: "I'm going to make the moon disappear," Copperfield declared.

"What?!" a host replied.

Copperfield, who once made the Statue of Liberty seemingly disappear live on television, revealed that "it’s taken 30 years of work, that’s literally 30 years of our lives to develop it,” he said.

“There’s multiple methods to make it work, and I’m collaborating with Save the Children, an amazing organization, to show the world the difference one person can make.”

Save the Children is an internationally operated non-government organization founded in 1919 with the stated goal of improving children's lives.

Copperfield said his message was that “if one person can make the moon disappear from the sky, imagine how together we can make poverty and hunger and danger disappear for our children on earth.”

The magician, a 21-time Emmy Award winner, announced that he would attempt the illusion in February 2024. He also explained that for months there had been inexplicable civilian sightings in the sky as a result his rehearsals.

“[Rehearsals] have been going well. In fact, I’ve been testing [the illusion methods] the past few months and people have reported seeing strange things in the sky at night, all around the country,” he told the NBC hosts. “So, if anybody in the home sees anything weird up in the sky, please let me know by tagging me on Instagram or Twitter or Facebook.”

“We’re going to have a contest for people to actually win a chance to see the moon vanish live and in person, and we’ll reveal more about that over the next few months on my socials.”

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In a similar fashion, Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty disappear live on TV in 1983 with millions watching. The reasoning at the time is sorely needed today, as he said he was doing it to show "how precious liberty is and how easily it can be lost," adding, "I can show with magic how we take our freedom for granted," iHeart Radio reported.

The illusion was accomplished by rotating the perspective (stage) of the live audience without them realizing and then showing a duplicate platform with the same lighting as the Statue of Liberty to make it appear to be missing.

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