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

Serious, colorful pulsating orbs over house.

OrbSighting reportApr 9, 2025, 3:00 AMDecatur, Illinois

Witnesses

Unknown

Duration

Unknown

Source material

3

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

41

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

Source provenance

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Live sighting record 7a8acc6f-db21-4c09-9e10-12707271b0d5.

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Moon phase

83% illumination

Waxing gibbous — moderate moon brightness

Solar window

Sunrise6:29 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Day length12h 58m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsMainly clear
Temperature38°F
Cloud cover37% · Partly cloudy
Wind6 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

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Observed facts

Occurred

Apr 9, 2025, 3:00 AM

Timezone

Central Time

Location

Decatur, Illinois

Witness account

Narrative

Time: 4/8 Approximately 10pm. Location: Decatur, Illinois. Been capturing these orbs over my house for weeks now. Thought it was strange but when I knew it was an yanomaly was after I zoomed in with the camera they appear to have a plasma field around them. Brighter than any star and they pulsate with different colors. They’ve been appearing for the last month or so and they hover in the same place for hours sometimes all night. I’ve seen two of them slowly fade off into the horizon like they...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowApr 9, 2025, 3:00 AM

Witnesses place the encounter near Decatur, Illinois.

PublishedApr 9, 2026, 12:41 PM

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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