Sphere over Levittown, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I am including additional photos, to a previous post. On September 16, 2023 around 8 PM, I witnessed a short downward flash in the night sky, which turned into a pulsing sphere, that traveled across the sky in a southeast direction. The video is a bit shaky because I was going down my driveway to get a better view with my video phone, and I was able to later review in detail. I’ve enclosed the original video, and some enlarged photos from frames, which are pretty INCREDIBLE.. Aside from the changing colors, there appears to be possible rims, split shapes and something inside another photo but very faint. I hope this can be reviewed.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #179172). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-09-13 → 2023-09-30
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September 16, 2023 · 8:00 PM · SPHERE
Levittown, NY
I was ready to leave my driveway around 8pm on Saturday September 16, 2023 and was startled to observe a short flash, very defined light burst where I looked up to the left in the dark sky, which appeared similar to a falling star but much shorter and wider, and probably a mile high. It then stopped and turned into a round bright light. I grabbed my phone, and started to video. It was spherical, like an orb, and moved steadily across the sky going south and east. It was also very high in the sky and I was able to film about two minutes on my phone camera but the video was a little shaky because I was walking down my driveway to keep filming it because it was going behind the trees, from my view. After I could no longer see it to film, I reviewed the video. The zoomed in shots are of a sphere, that changed colors, including golden yellow, light blues and light red, and one photo (if clear, looks like something sitting inside?) Definitely not a plane, lantern, or drone. I will include the video and the zoomed photos I have from screenshots of frames. I don’t know if anyone else in the area saw this, but I did call the 8th Police Precinct. The area was initially approximately 40.729 Latitude, -73.504 Longitude. Please let me know any information that may be shared. Thank you.
May 28, 2023 · 2:24 PM · LIGHT
Levittown, NY
While relaxing in our backyard my wife and I were observing a passenger jet flying approaching us from east to west. While observing the jet I noticed moving pinprick of bright light very much higher than the jet. The jet passed and I observed this object flashing at first very bright and then dimming (it was still lit,but dimly). I pointed this object out to my wife and she observed it,as well. We both agreed that this was not a mylar party balloon which we had seen together many years ago. The. object continued to move, apparently slowly eat to west. we both agreed that it seemed to be moving too slow to be flying. We observed no contrail and heard no sound. As I said,the object was very tiny and we assumed it was very high not low and small. We were able to watch it as it moved east to west, directly overhead and then into the wester sky. We both agreed we had never observed something moving in this way or displaying this kind of bright light dimming and flashing bright again. I did take 2 picture and about 20 seconds of video, but nothing showed up when I looked at them. We both felt this was something perhaps apps explainable but unique.
October 17, 2020 · 8:20 PM · CIRCLE
Levittown, NY
There was a circular shape ascending and engulfed in flames. This last a few minutes. Then it descended and burned out. The trail of burned out smoke descended them. It was one craft. Very brightly lit as if on fire. Then was quickly extinguished. Almost like a lantern.
July 27, 2019 · 11:30 PM · SPHERE
Levittown, NY
I was sitting outside against the tire of my car waiting for a pizza delivery, just sitting there looking at Jupiter/Ceres whilst I notice a circle (Not sphere) moving slowy at low altitude (Seemed to me at the time being). It was honestly seemed like just a balloon at first and moved at the same rate. But what was absurd about it was it really had no definition/value it just seemed to be a 'flat' round point in the sky, It was about a size of making a circle with your thumb and index and holding it at arms length. It was a warm gray color and lost sight of it after a minute going behind the tree line Characteristics of Object* There were aircraft but as I live on long island this is very common.
April 5, 2019 · 2:00 AM · CHANGING
Levittown, NY
There was 2 spheres orange/ red very small circles that would fade away. I didn’t get the chance to take a picture or video because I became freighted and terrified. Although it was beautiful to see another life form come to earth whatever it was, it definitely did scare me. I know for a fact it was not an airplane or meteor because they would fade away quick. One appeared as I walking from from the gym at 1:59 am, and the other at 2:01 am, for about 15 seconds each. I could’ sleep after but the worst part is that before I saw those two circles. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 14, 2018 · 8:25 PM · CYLINDER
Levittown, NY
On 8/14/2018, at approx. 8:25 pm, I was walking my dog around a park in a populated suburban town on Long Island. It was a clear night. There was a crescent moon. Both Mars and Venus were visible, and I was very aware of their placement in the night sky. In fact, this is why I was looking up. I observed a red light, which I first thought to be a plane, but noticed it was moving in a zig zag pattern, and it got my attention. There was a plane either following it or flying with it. It was north of me, flying east to west. The light stopped and hovered. One light became 3, and then 5 or 6. This was instantaneous. They formed a circle. Each was bright red with a yellow bottom which appeared like a light. They stayed in the circle, and the plane seemed to fly through the middle of them. The event lasted around 2 minutes, but it could have been less. Two of the lights disintegrated and disappeared, then another, then the remaining 2. There was nothing left! Right before and during this, I kept losing my phone call to my friend. I was repeatedly trying to Facetime her so she could see it. I did manage to Facetime her long enough for her to see 2 of them. I tried to use my camera, but I was having trouble using that as well. It seemed to be frozen. I should mention, that I’m not one who uses the camera all the time, so this might have been because I’m not adept at it. The event seemed to have concluded (whatever it was), and I started walking home. Around 10 minutes later, to the East, a solid red light appeared in the sky. This did not have the same yellow bottom. Like the others, it dissipated, but this happened more quickly. I observed one or 2 more of the same in the next few minutes. I stopped seeing any lights around 8:45pm. I felt elated and excited by the whole experience.