NUFORC UFO Sighting 182203
Occurred: 2013-11-21 19:30 LocalReported: 2024-07-08 08:15 Pacific
Duration: Approximately 3-4 minutes
No of observers: 2
Location: Ballston, NY, USA
Location details: Standing on the side of the road, I believe exactly where the pin is.
Shape: Orb
Color: Orange
Estimated Size: Unsure
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: East
Angle of Elevation: 30
Closest Distance: Unsure
Estimated Speed: Not Moving
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object
My friend and I spotted a orange orb hovering in the sky from the side of the road and I took pictures.
I was going through some of my old photos that were saved to my Dropbox account, and I found two pictures of a strange object that my friend and I saw in the sky. Specifically, this friend was my sisters now ex-boyfriend, who I have not spoken with in a long time. The photos are dated 11/21/2013 and the timestamp shows around 7:30PM EST. At the time, my phone was automatically saving photos to my Dropbox account with the file name as the date and time, so I am certain this date and time is precise.
It was now over 10 years ago, but I will try to recall as many details as possible. We were driving southbound on a fairly rural road that I grew up near, I was riding in the passenger seat. While we were driving, we saw this glowing orange ball in the sky over the tree line to the southeast and decided to pull over further down the road and get out. We stopped by a field that is used to grow hay to get a clear view. In the one picture you can see the silhouette of a tree to the left. (You may have to turn up the brightness) This makes me think that we stopped right after the northern tree line that bordered the field, and I have marked the exact location on the map. We stood on the side of the road, staring at it and were puzzled as to what it could be. It looked almost like a ball of plasma just sitting there in the sky. It did not seem to move or fade and had a soft glow to it. After standing there for a couple minutes, I took two pictures on my cell phone, and we went on our way. We passed by the same spot on the way home and the object was gone, this was probably about an hour after the sighting. I have lived in this area for 20+ years and have never seen anything like it. Occasionally I think about it and try to do some research but can never find an explanation for what it could have been. I recently found NUFORC and thought it would be a good idea to submit a report.
Although cell phone camera quality was pretty poor at the time, I think the picture accurately reflects what it looked like in person. It seemed to have had a solid core and pronounced outline with a more faded orange color in between. It was smaller than the moon would appear in the sky, I would estimate somewhere between a quarter to half the size of the moon.
Posted 2024-08-22