Cigar over Randolph, NJ

The report, as filed

I was walking back to my apartment counting planes in the sky when I noticed a bright orange and yellowish light coming over the top of the building. At first I thought it was so low I could throw a baseball and hit it and it must be a drone but as it passed overhead I could tell it was big and solid and cylindrical like a cigar. I noted that I could hear other planes but this made no sound even though it was so much closer. I remember thinking to myself multiple times “take a picture” but I was so intrigued I just watched it. As it moved further into the distance it appeared to bend backwards vertically, like a bow, and meandered left then right. I went inside and told my girlfriend about it. I decided to go back out and see if I could still see it. It had come from the south and moved north. Now I saw it, or something very much like it, coming from the southeast - if it was the same object it appeared to be circling the area. I collected my wits and took a! picture with my iPhone. This all occurred within a timeframe of roughly 40 minutes. The object did not leave a trail behind it and made no sound. I do not believe it was a plane or helicopter or drone. I am emailing the photograph I took.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #149676). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.