Orbs Above the Famous Buildings

Photo date: October 21, 2016. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The left photo shows a violet orb above St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. The right photo shows a striped orb near the Chrysler Building. Neither was the moon, which was little more than a half-moon on this night.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a level of 23 (anything below 50 is good). The pollen level listed on pollen.com was low, with a level of 1.6.

It Rose Mysteriously

Photo date: March 29, 2016. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a bright orb that seems to be rising up at high speed above a building in New York City.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 17 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Purple Sky Orb Above the Gargoyle

Photo date: April 10, 2016. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a purple orb floating above a building.  Was the orb checking out the gargoyle on top of the building?

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night when the moon was a mere crescent. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 22 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Blue Orbs Above the Flags

Photo date: April 10, 2016. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo at left shows a blue orb that appeared above a flag on this night, and the photo at right shows another blue orb that appeared above a different flag.  Neither orb was the moon, which was only a crescent moon on this night.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 22 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Night Puzzle: The Purple Sky Orbs

Photo date: March 29, 2016. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show two purple orbs that I photographed above buildings in New York City.  The one on the right seems to be moving fast.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 17 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Purple Orbs in the Sky

Photo date: March 22, 2016. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows two purple orbs floating mysteriously in the sky.

On the same night I photographed the purple orb shown below.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 15 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Purple Haunting of the Trump Tower

Photo date: October 30, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows the top of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Columbus Circle in New York.  We see some mysterious orbs floating about the top of the tower.  Were they checking out the VIP's in the penthouse?

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 21 (anything below 50 is considered good); and it was very windy.

See here for other photos of purple orbs floating around near this tower. 

Night of the Moving Orbs

Photo date: December 15, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show some orbs that seem to be speeding in front of a flag, on a night when the air was very clean. Here is the first photo.

Here is the next photo, showing an orange-colored orb.

 Here is another photo from the same night.

  Here is another photo showing two orbs speeding near the flag.

 All of these orbs seemed to be moving in the opposite direction that the wind was blowing. The wind was strongly blowing to the right side (as you can see from the flag), but the orbs all seem to be moving to the left.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 22 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Mysterious Red Orb Upstages the Planets

Photo date: November 13, 2015.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below was taken shortly before sunrise. We see some white spots, some of which are probably Mars, Jupiter,  or Venus (judging from news stories about the early morning visibility of these planets).  High above these planets, we see a mysterious red orb.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 24 (anything below 50 is considered good). 

Twin Towers, Twin Speeding Red Orbs

Photo date: October 23, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The previously unpublished photo below shows the twin towers of the Time Warner Center in New York City. Next to the tower tops, we see two mysterious speeding red orbs. The smaller one is just above the tower in the center, and it has the same type of "comet tail" as the larger orb in the top right corner.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 23 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Orange Orb Floats in Clean Air

Photo date: August 23, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below was taken above a building in New York City. We see a mysterious orange orb floating above a building.  This was not the moon, which was only a half-moon on this night.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 24 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Speeding Orange Orbs Show Off Their Tails

Photo date: October 29, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows an orange orb that seems to be speeding above a building in New York City.

A closeup shows the "tail" so often seen in orbs.

 Here is another photo from the same night, showing something similar.  The orange orb at top seems to be moving against the wind direction (as we can tell from the flag).

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 23 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Unidentified Floating Triangle

Photo date: October 30, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows the top of the Chrysler Building in New York City. Above it we see a mysterious triangle of purple orbs.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this windy night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 21 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Red Orb Mystifies Us

Photo date: October 23, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious red orb floating above the Time Warner Center in New York City. This was not the moon, which was not visible above these towers when the photo was taken.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 21 (anything below 50 is considered good). At the time this photo was taken, there were brisk winds blowing.

Huge Purple Orb and Its Smaller Pals

Photo date: October 29, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below (taken on a dry windy night with very clean air) shows a building in New York City. To the left we see a large purple orb, and to the right we see two smaller orbs.  The larger orb was 56% of the original photo height.

The previous photo taken that night, from the same angle, showed no such anomaly.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 23 (anything below 50 is considered good). There were brisk 18 mile an hour winds.

Orange Orb is a Sky Stumper

Photo date: October 26, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows the Empire State Building in New York City. Above the tower top we see a mysterious orange orb that did not appear in any other photo I took of this tower top.  There was a full moon this night, but when this photo was taken (9:42 PM) the moon was in the eastern sky, in a completely opposite direction (this photo was taken near the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street, pointing towards the west).

See this photo stream for 43 photos of orange orbs in the air.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 19 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Big Pink Orb on the Shroud

Photo date: October 26, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below was taken on 42nd Street in New York, looking toward the Chrysler Building. In front of a building covered by some strange shroud,  we see a pink orb.  Not all that rare a sight in my photos, as I have 57 other photos of pink orbs floating about in the air.

There was no rain, fog, mist or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 19 (anything below 50 is considered good).

Speeding Red Orb Zooms Past the Trump Tower

Photo date: October 23, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City. Above it we see a rather rare red orb that seems to be moving very fast. The orb has one of the "comet tails" that we often see in orbs.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 21 (anything below 50 is considered good). At the time this photo was taken, there were brisk winds blowing.

Speeding Orbs Ascend Near the Trump Tower

Photo date: October 23, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows the Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City. Near it we see two orbs that seem to be moving very fast, in an upward direction. Both of the orbs have trailing "tails" of motion.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 21 (anything below 50 is considered good). At the time this photo was taken, there were brisk winds blowing.

Baffling Orbs Triangulate the Golden Statue

Photo date: October 23, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a beautiful gold-plated statue near Central Park in New York City (it depicts General Sherman accompanied by a woman representing Victory).  Floating near the statue we see some mysterious purple orbs.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night with very clean air. The air quality listed on airnow.gov was "good," with a rating of 21 (anything below 50 is considered good).