Orbs, Not Drones: Seventy Years of Strange Lights Over Seneca Lake

Orbs are nothing new to the Seneca Lake area. For over seventy years, these quietly glowing lights have been reported hovering, gliding, darting and dancing in the air around the lake and its surrounding communities.

The following is a selection of some of the more interesting Seneca Lake-area orb sightings, gleaned from publications, online databases and interviews, from the 1950s to the current day.