Orb Speeds Past the Christmas Wreath

Photo date: December 21, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below was taken in Grand Central Terminal in New York.  We see two mysterious orbs near a Christmas wreath. The one on the left seems to be moving very fast.  We see the photographic effect called ghosting, in which the camera captures two different position states of a speeding object. An effect like this is only produced by a rapidly speeding object, something many times faster than a speck of dust (dust specks drift around at only 2 miles per hour).

Yet Another Spooky Station Speeder

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

The photo below was taken in Grand Central Terminal in New York.  We see on the left what I have photographed so often at this place: a moving orb.

A closeup is below. The camera seems to have caught two position states of a ball-shaped object speeding very fast.

I've photographed more than 100 speeding orbs at this location, many much more dramatic than this one.  You can watch the short video here to see some of the more dramatic examples.

Speeding Orb or Orb Foursome?

Photo date: January 2, 2015.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Below is a photograph taken in Grand Central Station in New York.

Below is a photo cropped from the top left corner of this photo. We seem to see what could be a foursome of orbs -- but perhaps the camera captured different position states of a single orb moving very rapidly in an undulating manner.  I have several photos of orbs moving in such a manner, as you can see by looking at my posts labeled "air orb undulation."

One Orb Moves Fast, Another Even Faster

Photo date: May 24, 2015.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below was taken at Grand Central Station in New York.

This photo shows two speeding orbs. Below is a closeup of the top orb.

Below is a closeup of the bottom orb.We see here the "string of pearls" effect, in which we seem to see multiple position states of a fast-moving orb, captured in a single photo.

See my posts labeled "speeding air orb" for 109 other photos of speeding orbs. Or watch this video to see 88 photos of speeding orbs.

Orb U-Turn

Photo date: April 21, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below was taken at Grand Central Station in New York.

Below is a closeup of the orb. We seem to see the photographic effect called ghosting, in which multiple position states of a speeding object are captured in a single photo. This seems to be a single orb that is making a sharp u-turn, a type of sharp turn that neither dust, insects, nor birds ever make. See my posts labeled "inexplicable orb motion" for 28 similar photos (some of which are a lot more dramatic).

Orb Hurtling Through the Mall

Photo date: April 2, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Orbs don't seem to like glittery, brightly lit places. I photograph orbs in tremendous abundance in the rather dim lighting of Grand Central Station in New York, and also photograph quite a few in other old places, but I can't recall getting a single good orb photo in the glittering shininess of Times Square. Orbs seem to prefer  darker places.  So I was quite surprised to get the photo below, which is the only one I've gotten showing an orb in a shopping mall.

A closeup seems to indicate an orb moving very fast. Given the "ghosting" photographic effect shown here (involving a double image of a speeding object), we see here an object that seems to be moving at least 70 miles an hour, way too fast to be a dust particle (the average speed of indoor dust particles is only 2 miles an hour).

Speeding Orb in a Bezier Curve Motion

Photo date: April 10, 2015.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below was taken in Grand Central Station in New York.

Below is a closeup of the moving orb.

We seem to see here the photographic effect known as ghosting, when multiple position states of a speeding object are captured.  What we seem to have here is a single orb moving very fast, making a kind of Bezier curve motion.  Neither insects nor birds ever move in such a way in a space this short.

For other examples of spectacular moving orbs, see this poster showing 37 speeding orbs, or see my 82 posts labeled "speeding air orb."

Undulating Orb in Grand Central Station

Photo date: April 2, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below was taken in Grand Central Station in New York.

Below is a closeup of the wiggly-looking object at the top of the photo.

The camera here is capturing motion faster than the shutter speed, which results in the photographic effect photographers call ghosting (in which more than one position of a very fast-moving object is captured). We see here an undulating, wiggly motion, unlike that made by dust, birds, or insects. There is no good natural hypothesis that can explain this type of motion. For similar examples, see my posts labeled "air orb undulation" and "inexplicable orb motion."

This Guy's Moving Real Fast

Photo date: April 6, 2015.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below was taken in Grand Central Station in New York.

Below is a closeup of the anomalous object. We see the photographic effect called ghosting, when an object is photographed moving at a speed too fast for the camera's shutter speed, resulting in a blur showing multiple position states.

This orb must have been moving very fast, much faster than any bird, insect, or dust particle.  See my posts labeled "speeding air orb" for 79 other examples of this phenomenon,  or see my poster showing 37 speeding orbs in a single composite photo.  The fact that such sights appear so frequently is one of the strongest reasons for thinking that orbs are a truly paranormal phenomenon.

Another Speeding Orb on Ceiling of Grand Central Station

Photo date: December 9, 2014.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Here is a photo taken of the ceiling of Grand Central Station in New York.

Note the "double displacement" effect, an effect which photographers call ghosting. It is caused when the speed of an object exceeds the shutter speed of a camera. Since the camera had a very fast effective shutter speed of about 1/1000 of a second, this orb was probably moving very fast. There are many other similar photos on this site, as you see by looking at this poster of 37 speeding orbs.

This camera was taken with my Olympus FE-100 camera, unlike the Sony camera used for most of my Grand Central Station photos. 

Speeding Orb Makes Sharp Right Angle Turn in Grand Central Station

Photo date: December 24, 2014.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Here is a rather spectacular photo taken in Grand Central Station in New York.

Below is a closeup cropped from the middle of the photo above. I slightly reduced the "Gamma correction" in this closeup.

While it is possible to interpret a photo like this as evidence of something with a snake-shaped body, given the fact that orbs are almost always circular, it is more likely that this is an object moving at high speed (like the 37 fast moving orbs shown on this composite photo). If you look closely at the second photo, we seem to see a circular shape that is repeated multiple times, in an effect that photographers call "ghosting," when the motion of an object greatly exceeds the shutter speed of a camera.  What we seem to have here is an object moving at very high speeds (much faster than an insect moves). Moreover, the object seems to be making a sharp right-angle turn, a type of motion that insects never make. The photo is evidence of an utterly anomalous motion that cannot be explained under our current knowledge.

I may note that the photo was taken by a male (myself)  with short hair, and cannot be explained as a hair. Hairs never have this type of right angle.

The photo may show more than one marvel. For when  we look at the top of the stairs, we see what looks like two strange apparitions. The one on the right seems to look like an animal head with a very happy expression.

See my posts labeled "apparition cluster" for many examples of similar oddities photographed at this location.

Two Orbs Moving Inexplicably

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

The photo below was taken in Grand Central Station in New York.

In the top third of the photo, we see two orbs that seem to be moving in an anomalous manner. Here is a closeup of the orb on the right.

We see here the effect that photographers call ghosting, produced when an object moves much faster than a camera's shutter speed. We also see what is shown many times on this blog: an orb making a sharp right-angle turn (a type of motion that we never see from birds, dust, or insects). See my posts labeled "orb right angle turn" for 15 other examples.

On the left side of the top photo, we see another orb moving in a weird way. Below is a closeup. We seem to see an undulating orb motion. See my posts labeled "air orb undulation" for five other examples of this type of wavy orb motion.

Faster Than a Dashing Commuter

Photo date: March 11, 2015. Photographer: Mark Mahin

In this photo taken in Grand Central Station in New York, we see yet another example of a fast-moving orb.

The photo shows what photographers call ghosting, produced when an object moves much faster than a camera's shutter speed. Since the effective shutter speed of the camera was about 1/1000 of a second, the white orb shown here must have been moving very fast. See the posts on this site labeled "speeding air orb" for many similar examples.

Speeding Orb on Grand Central Station Ceiling

Photo date: December 9, 2014.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Here is a photo taken in Grand Central Station in New York.

The photo shows quite a few orbs, but the most interesting one is the one at the top left. Here is a closeup cropped from the photo above:

Note the "double displacement" effect, an effect which photographers call ghosting. It is caused when the speed of an object exceeds the shutter speed of a camera. Since the camera had a very fast effective shutter speed of about 1/1000 of a second, this orb was probably moving very fast, much faster than any insect would move. This photo is dramatic evidence that orbs move very rapidly.

How would a skeptic explain an image like this? He would probably claim that what we see here is an insect, despite the fact that it clearly has a round white shape unlike any insect. It is amazing how often skeptics will try to use insects as an explanation, no matter how little resemblance something has to an insect.  Last night on the "Caught on Camera" show on television, they reviewed the astonishing "Puckett's Ghost" case (described here, with a video link).  The case involved TV footage of a human figure apparently wearing overalls, who was seen mysteriously moving around in a parking lot, in a very anomalous way. A skeptic was interviewed, who assured us that what looks like a human moving about in overalls was really just an insect.  He somehow managed to keep a straight face while making this assertion.

A White Orb Moving Fast

Photo date: September 27, 2014.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

This photo of an indoor wall seems to show a moving orb. Since my camera has a shutter speed of 1/2000 of an second, a photo like this  indicates very rapid movement -- movement greater than 100 miles an hour. The photo cannot be explained as a photo of an insect. The top speed of house flies, by comparison, is only 5 miles an hour. Moreover, no flying insects were observed at this location during the previous month.

Dust level: 140/8 (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.

Dramatic Undulating Orb Motion in Grand Central Station

Photo date: December 13, 2014.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Here is a very unusual photo taken in Grand Central Station in New York. Note the wavy blue line below the Christmas wreath:

Here is a closeup of that wavy blue line, cropped from the photo above:

This photo seems to show the photographic effect known as ghosting, caused by an object moving much faster than the shutter speed of a camera. It looks like a single orb was moving in a weird wavelike manner. We cannot explain this picture through any theory of dust or reflection. A moving dust particle would never display motion like this, nor would an insect or a bird. 

See my posts labeled "air orb undulation" for 4 other examples of this type of inexplicable orb motion.

Another Hurtling Orb at Grand Central Station

Photo date: December 15, 2014.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Here is a photograph taken in Grand Central Station in New York.

 Here we see what photographers call a "ghosting" effect that is a sign of rapid movement. Given the camera's effective shutter speed of about 1/1000 of a second, an effect like this would never be produced by something like the movement of an insect. The orb was apparently moving  much faster than any insect does.

You can find many other similar examples of moving orbs on this site by selecting the label "speeding air orb."  Many examples by other photographers can be found by doing a Google image search for "moving air orb."

Moving Orb in Grand Central Station

Photo date: December 8, 2014.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

In this photo we seem to see an orb moving very fast in Grand Central Station in New York. See my posts labeled "speeding air orb" for many other examples of orbs that seem to be moving very fast.

A Dramatic High-speed Orb

Photo date: October 25, 2014. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

This photo of an indoor wall seems to show a moving orb making a dramatically sharp right-angle turn. A photo like this cannot at all be explained as being a photo of an insect. No insect ever makes a change in direction as sharp as we see here. Furthermore, the photo was taken indoors in a place where no flying insects had been observed during the past two months.

Since the camera had a shutter speed of 1/2000 of an second, a photo like this indicates very rapid movement -- movement greater than 100 miles an hour. The top speed of houseflies, by comparison, is only 5 miles an hour.  See my posts labeled "speeding air orb" for many similar photographs.

Nearby reflective surfaces: none.  The image was about 6% of the full picture (horizontally). 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.  

For many similar photos, Google for "moving air orb" or see the posts on this site labeled "inexplicable orb motion." 

Speeding Orb in Grand Central Station

Photo date: December 15, 2014.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Here is a photograph taken in Grand Central Station in New York.

Here is a closeup of the orb shown in this photo:

 Here we see what photographers call a "ghosting" effect that is a sign of rapid movement. Given the camera's effective shutter speed of about 1/1000 of a second, an effect like this would never be produced by something like the movement of an insect. The orb was apparently moving  much faster than any insect does. No insects were observed at this location.

You can find many other similar examples of moving orbs on this site by selecting the label "moving air orb."