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

Anomaly

Sphere20s1 witnessSighting reportMay 16, 2026, 8:40 PMHeerenveen, Netherlands

Witnesses

1 witness

Duration

20s

Source material

3

Timeline

2

Source context

Limited context

48

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

Source provenance

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Correlations

Field Intelligence

Moon phase

0% illumination

New moon — darker sky

Solar window

Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset9:29 PM
Day length15h 51m

Weather

Open-Meteo
ConditionsMainly clear
Temperature47°F
Cloud cover24% · Mostly clear
Wind5 mph

Area activity

Within 2 daysNo sightings within 60 mi

Extracted details

Observed facts

Occurred

May 16, 2026, 8:40 PM

Timezone

Central European Time

Location

Heerenveen, Netherlands

Duration

20s

Observers

1 witness

Witness account

Narrative

Video recorded Date: on May 16, 2026 at approximately time: 22:40 in location: Heerenveen, Netherlands. This bright glowing object flew relatively low over our house. It’s a steady, pulsating white/yellowish/greenish light ball that moved slowly and smoothly across the sky. No long tail like a meteor, no typical flashing airplane lights, and it stayed visible for over 20 seconds while I followed it with the camera. • Not the ISS (it was flying over Iran at that time according to trackers) • N...

Case progression

Timeline

Encounter windowMay 16, 2026, 8:40 PM

Witnesses place the encounter near Heerenveen, Netherlands.

PublishedMay 16, 2026, 9:28 PM

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Source material

media

Cover image

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Original report

Open

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telemetry

Environmental pass

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