As reported

Fireball over Oakdale, NY

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The report, as filed

6 slow moving fireballs seen in western sky on Long Island

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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November 28, 2019 · 12:30 AM · SPHERE

Oakdale, NY

Saw red glowing craft hovering directly above sunrise highway around 12:30 am while driving. The craft hovered in place for a while then lifted straight up and zig zagged a little, staying in view. I was able to keep track of it from backseat of car for over 20 minutes, that’s how large this thing was! It was way too big to be a helicopter or plane- it was a giant red glowing object similar to reports and sightings I’ve heard from our area in the past.

January 16, 2019 · 12:40 AM · SPHERE

Oakdale, NY

Watching television (Seth Meyers Late Night Show) in living room on couch beside shadeless window which overlooks open wetlands. +/- 00:40AM, a bright light green colored glowing sphere about the size of a basketball from my point of view became visible approximately 50' above the ground, perhaps 200' away, instantly appearing against a dark sky. The object descended rapidly below treetop level within a group of trees to approximately 20', made a 90-degree turn and sped off in a southerly direction showing a slight bright white haze on the trailing hemispherical north-facing side, but after perhaps 200' of perfect horizontal travel, the object disappeared or went dark itself. There was no associated noise as would be heard with a drone. It was silent. I ran outside, but no sounds could be heard, no object could be seen. No aircraft in the area at the time. Incredible experience. I wish I had my camera on hand. This is all the information that I can r! ecall.

June 12, 2015 · 10:00 PM · CIRCLE

Oakdale, NY

The object was a deeper red in the middle and an orange on the outer circle. It flashed for a moment expanding its size then proceeding to slowly head Northwest at a moderate pace then changing course upwards, hanging for another moment and then just disappearing. I have a few seconds of video of the event before it vanished. One thing to note there has been a noticeable increase in military activity in the area the last 12 hours, including fighter interceptors and Boeing P-8 recon aircraft, seen earlier in the day.

June 15, 2012 · 11:00 PM · DIAMOND