Orb UFOs

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Round or spherical UAP reports ranging from distant lights to infrared targets, a visual category that does not by itself establish a common object or origin.

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UFO / UAP Encounters Are a Public Health Risk. A Secret Medical Report Shows Why.
independentThe Good Trouble Show (Matt Ford)
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A white sphere/orb UAP is filmed flying through the sky over the Middle East (stabilized)
socialr/UFOB
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A brief guide to focus artifacts/bokeh when filming lights in the sky.
socialr/UFOs
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10/30/26 Monroe Institutes Conference and Skywatch was a huge success.
socialChris Bledsoe
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Orb UFOs are reports or images in which an unidentified object appears circular, spherical, or like a compact ball of light. The label describes appearance rather than construction. A point source smaller than a camera’s resolving power can look round whether it is a distant aircraft light, star, balloon, drone, bird, flare, or something genuinely unknown. Reports that describe a three-dimensional metallic sphere are more specific, but they still require range and scale information before shape can be established.

Round objects form a prominent share of recent military UAP reporting. AARO’s annual reports list lights and round, spherical, or orb-shaped objects among common witness descriptions, and former director Sean Kirkpatrick displayed a Middle East video of an apparently metallic sphere during a 2023 Senate hearing. That case remained unresolved in the public presentation because the short clip did not supply enough information for attribution, not because the office concluded that it showed non-human technology.

Other official orb-like cases have received ordinary explanations. AARO has attributed some drifting infrared objects to balloons after comparing morphology, direction, and speed with wind conditions. Imaging effects further complicate the category: focus, atmospheric scintillation, glare, compression, and infrared polarity can turn small targets into smooth discs. This is why sensor evidence and military video are strongest when original metadata, platform geometry, radar, and weather records remain available.

“Orb UFO” should also remain distinct from orbs and plasma, which proposes luminous atmospheric or plasma explanations for some observations. Witnesses have reported both apparently solid spheres and diffuse lights, but resemblance across images does not make them one phenomenon. The category is useful for organizing cases and testing recurring explanations; it is too broad to function as a single craft type without corroborating physical and kinematic detail.

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UFO / UAP Encounters Are a Public Health Risk. A Secret Medical Report Shows Why.

This video was captured in January 2025 by US Central Command over an undisclosed location in the Middle East. This video was released as part of the 5th batch of declassified UAP files. According to the Immaculate Constellation report, spheres/orbs are the most common UAP morphology recorded.

I've come across a lot of posted footage of "Orbs" and recently "Batteries" in the sky, and I have to point out that these are not Orb or Battery shaped objects. Many of you probably know this already, but I feel like I have to make a post demonstrating what's happening. I haven't seen any other posts covering this, so here's my attempt. The "Orbs" are filmed out of focus with a normal wide lens that has a circular shape while the recent "Batteries" are filmed with the out of focus Telephoto...

10/30/26 Monroe Institutes Conference and Skywatch was a huge success. Kory Moofo Last night at the Coming Together @themonroeinstitute event, we had a skywatch with @christopherlentzbledsoe and the Bledsoe family. We saw orbs closer than l've EVER SEEN over and over again • A The Holy Spirit is often witnessed as glowing doves or birds and last night they appeared right over our heads as glowing orbs with wings They glowed to the naked eye and appeared after prayer 1

"We're very pleased to have with us somebody to talk about fairies, divas and UAP. Normally you have to go for a druid from Glastonbury or a Lockheed guy. We've gone for the latter." Original video is found here https://vimeo.com/222366976/0c171ef640 or https://www.lucistrust.org/conferences/show/conference_london_2017 Chapter Links Is there an increase in anomalous phenomenon? UAP vs UFO? (5:40) UAP sightings today and in history (07:43) Ryders reviews some images of possible UAP depictions...

This video was captured on October 7, 2020 by US Central Command over an undisclosed location. This video was released as part of the 5th batch of declassified UAP files. According to the Immaculate Constellation report, spheres/orbs are the most common UAP morphology recorded.

🚨EIGHT ASTRONOMERS REPORT A SILENT TRIANGLE OVER SALFORD Eight members of the Salford Astronomical Society reported seeing two separate UFO events over their observatory on October 7. At 7:54 p.m. they saw six orange orbs flying overhead in a V formation about 500ft above them. Then 25 minutes later, 3 bright white lights appeared in an equilateral triangle, moved overhead in complete silence and disappeared instantly. The triangle was estimated to be 100-200ft across. They checked FlightRad...

This video was filmed on June 30, 2020 in Milan, Italy. The original video upload still exists. According to the Immaculate Constellation report, spheres/orbs are the most common UAP morphology recorded.

This video was captured in January 2025 by US Central Command over an undisclosed location in the Middle East. This video was released as part of the 5th batch of declassified UAP files. According to the Immaculate Constellation report, spheres/orbs are the most common UAP morphology recorded.

🚨REP. BURLISON: UP TO 50 UFOs APPEARED DURING A US MILITARY OPERATION Rep. Eric Burlison told Dr. Phil about an incident at a military installation in the western United States during late 2025. Burlison states members of the ODNI, CIA, FBI, and Department of War intelligence were at the installation when dozens of glowing orbs appeared. He described objects hovering silently without any visible means of propulsion and accelerating almost instantaneously. Some split into two, and others resp...

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