CaseSphere1989

Daytona Beach, FL, USA

Saw a florescent orange sphere in the sky while driving to work. It was low.The bottom was in the tree tops. It seemed to glow from wit

Report quality: Moderate49/100

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  • No parseable duration on file
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1989-06-01
Where
Daytona Beach, FL, USA
Shape
Sphere
Duration
four minutes
Geo
29.211, -81.023 · exact
Slug
sphere-over-daytona-beach-fl-1989-070542
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave1989–1991

    The Belgian Triangle Wave

    Belgium (Eupen, Wallonia, Brussels corridor)

    The definitive black-triangle wave: silent, slow platforms with three corner lights, reported by gendarmes, air-traffic controllers, and thousands of citizens. On the night of March 30-31, 1990, Belgian F-16s scrambled…

In context

  • This is one of 50 reports logged in Daytona Beach, FL.
  • This case is one of 16 Florida reports filed in 1989.
  • Sphere craft made up 8.1% of 1980s reports, vs 6.5% across the whole archive.

Report

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