File 98379 · September 22, 2026 (during rush hour traffic report)
Dark spherical orb filmed by news helicopter over freeway
Los Angeles, California, USA, USA
Opened 10/1/2026
Ledger illustration of the file — not a photograph of the object. Ledger illustration of the report. — Night Ledger illustration of the file
Standing
Unidentified
On the public record, and still open. A claim, paper, or film — not a finding that it was ours, and not a finding that it was not.
Fox 11 helicopter captured dark orb moving steadily over LA freeway during live traffic report; no wings or engine visible.
What was claimed
Fox 11 news helicopter filming traffic over a busy LA freeway captured a dark, basketball-sized spherical orb moving in a steady straight line at constant speed with no visible wings, engine, or wobble. Object did not drift like a balloon. Footage went viral, sparking debate between balloon, drone, or UAP.
What is on the record
This file is a working record — a report, not a verdict. Official paper, if any, is linked where we have it.
During a live Fox 11 traffic broadcast monitoring rush-hour delays, the helicopter camera operator spotted a dark spherical object above the congested freeway interchange. The operator zoomed in and followed it as it glided silently in a continuous, unyielding straight line. The orb was roughly basketball-sized, showed no wings or propulsion, and maintained a rigid trajectory inconsistent with wind-drifted balloons according to many viewers. The clip was shared publicly and viewed millions of times.
Could this have been ours?
The known sky, that night.
The station, the trains, and the rest of the known sky were already there. Hold the claim next to them.
1998 —
International Space Station
A bright, steady moving star. A few minutes to cross. No strobe. Occupied since 2000. NASA publishes the pass times. Not unidentified.
2019 —
Starlink trains
A line of equally spaced lights after a launch. The most common string of orbs in current reports. A satellite deployment, not a formation of craft.
Always
Venus and the bright planets
A fixed brilliant point. Does not streak. Does not hover over a street then leave. Often the first misread light in a rural report.
Always
Aircraft, balloons, meteors
Landing lights, flares, lanterns, reentries, fireballs. They are on the known sky. They do not close a file by themselves — they are what a serious look has to hold the claim against.
Orbit · Space — the desks for lights that are already named.
Sources
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