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

I saw my first UFO today

Orb1 witnessSighting reportJun 24, 2026, 3:00 PM20-30 miles northwest of New York City

Witnesses

1 witness

Duration

Unknown

Source material

2

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

48

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

Source provenance

r/UFOs

Live sighting record c29b9f71-7978-43b2-b0cb-621e47be6c8b.

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Sunlight window

Daytime — sun above horizon

Sighting occurred during daylight hours

Solar window

Sunrise5:25 AM
Sunset8:32 PM
Day length15h 07m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsClear sky
Temperature76°F
Cloud cover0% · Clear
Wind7 mph

Area activity

Within 2 days1 sightings within 60 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

Jun 24, 2026, 3:00 PM

Timezone

Eastern Time

Location

20-30 miles northwest of New York City

Observers

1 witness

Witness account

Narrative

Time: 6/24 at 10am EST Location: 20-30 miles northwest of New York City I took a 10am flight out of LaGuardia this morning and as the plane was climbing out of NYC, a small metallic orb flew right past my window. It was exactly like other videos I had seen but I wasn’t quick enough to take a picture or video since it flew past us in the opposite direction. I was pretty taken aback for a while, but just wanted to share as a long time reader of this sub. This was my first experience with someth...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowJun 24, 2026, 3:00 PM

Witnesses place the encounter near 20-30 miles northwest of New York City.

PublishedJun 25, 2026, 1:53 AM

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Original report

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telemetry

Environmental pass

Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.