Hurtling Orb Making Sharp Right Angle Turn

Photo date: October 3, 2014.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

In this dramatic indoor photo of a wall, we see an orb moving at high speed. This photographic effect is what photographers call ghosting, and is only produced by objects moving much faster than the shutter speed of a camera. Since the camera's shutter speed was 1/2000 of a second, this orb must have been moving very fast -- much faster than any insect can move. No insects were observed at the location in the previous month.

Moreover, the orb is making a sharp right-angle turn in midair, a type of turn that neither dust nor insects can make. The apparent size of the orb was about the size of a soccer ball.

Dust level: 225/5 (Fair). Reflective surfaces nearby: none. The orb was about 9% of the full picture (vertically). No orbs shown in photos taken at same location from same angle soon before and soon after this photo was taken, which argues against any dust explanation. No artificial light was involved in the photo area except the camera flash. There was no possibility of a hair in front of the camera lens, because the photo was made by someone with very short hair.  

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