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Active leadUseful case file with unresolved ambiguity and room for more corroboration.

My experience with fast moving orbs in 2020

Orb30s1 witnessSighting reportMay 1, 2026, 4:00 AMupstate New York

Witnesses

1 witness

Duration

30s

Source material

2

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

48

Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.

Source provenance

r/aliens

Live sighting record 1a1781cb-2273-4316-99c8-3a9429a0bbdf.

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Field Intelligence

Moon phase

99% illumination

Full moon — bright sky

Solar window

Sunrise5:56 AM
Sunset8:07 PM
Day length14h 11m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsPartly cloudy
Temperature41°F
Cloud cover55% · Mostly cloudy
Wind1 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Context notes

Full/near-full moon (99% illumination)

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Observed facts

Occurred

May 1, 2026, 4:00 AM

Timezone

Eastern Time

Location

upstate New York

Duration

30s

Observers

1 witness

Witness account

Narrative

Good afternoon! Just watched Disclosure Day with my family and it had me remembering about my alien experience back in 2020. I wasn’t completely sold on aliens or experimental military tech until one quiet night in May of 2020 in upstate New York. It was about midnight and I ventured into a forest behind my university where I would normally go to see some stars. I’ve seen shooting stars, satellites, and planes all the like. This one night, I looked up and saw two bright orbs. Almost blended i...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowMay 1, 2026, 4:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near upstate New York.

PublishedOct 16, 2026, 4:42 AM

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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