The original post: /r/glitch_in_the_matrix by /u/KneeDeepInTheDead on 2024-12-18 19:51:55.

This happened to me yesterday and im not quite sure what to make it. Been looking stuff up and the closest thing I see is ball lightning but it doesnt really match.

So this was around 6pm, I live in NJ in a woodsy section of a little enclave of houses. Im walking my dog around as I usually do after work. Im in a pretty boring dirt road, surrounded by a sparse scattering of houses and many trees. Now its pretty dark, there are no street lights in the area and other than the moonlight and my flashlight there are basically no light sources except Christmas lights on the houses which I am not next to when this occurred.

Out of nowhere I see a bright white orb flying towards me at about eye level. I turned my head following it and it sort of disappeared out of nowhere much like it appeared. It maybe travelled a total distance of 20 feet (that I noticed) and at its closest to me it was maybe 5-10 feet. This was around the size of a baseball or softball. It moved in a straight line, and was completely white but I did not notice enough glow around the trees around it.

Now at first I thought I was losing my mind but my dog also noticed it and freaked out a bit. It also followed its trajectory and when it disappeared my dog became agitated. If it werent for my dogs reaction I wouldve dismissed it as my imagination. Im sure it wasnt a bird as it was literally a circle shape and im enough of a bird pervert to notice a bird. Im not a ghost believer, but there is cemetery about a mile down the road and then there are all the drone sightings in the area (saw one actually not too long before this on my commute) and other than a handful of sleep paralysis experiences I havent ever encountered anything considered paranormal.