SIGHTINGS
Luminous Orb Said to Trip Motion Light at 2:41 A.M., Then Alter Its Course
A Reddit user posting to r/Paranormal reports that a floating sphere switched on a security light before changing direction.
THE INTERNET — A brief but pointed report arrived this week on the r/Paranormal forum, where a Reddit user described an orb that, according to the post, turned on a motion-activated light and then changed direction.
The sighting is placed at 2:41 A.M. on the morning of the post, which was published on October 27. The author offers no further particulars. The post does not say where the event took place, what the orb looked like, how large it was, or how long it remained in view.
The account is accompanied by a title, "Orb sets off motion light," which summarizes the claim in five words and leaves the reader to supply the rest. Whether the post included footage or a photograph is not apparent from the material available to this newspaper.
No explanation was offered by the author. Readers acquainted with such lights will know that they are commonly triggered by moving insects, dust, small animals and drifting debris, and that cameras with night modes often render such objects as glowing discs. The post, however, does not discuss these possibilities, and this newspaper takes no position on the matter.
The hour, in any event, is a respectable one for the purpose. Nothing further has been reported.