It's weird. I'll just link the screenshots, itll save everyone time.

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt194/kamrom/sdaxe.png

That first one is obvious. The second one is not as obvious, but its a helmet.

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt194/kamrom/sdhat.png

Oh, and when it happens, those stay in my field of vision as im moving around, staying in that exact same spot. It's there in 3rd person as well. This happened right after leaving Mehrunes' shrine.