In the summer of 1985 residents of Novosibirsk Russia reported a striking sphere shaped object hovering silently above the city skyline.

Multiple eyewitnesses including local scientists and factory workers described a metallic orb approximately 10 meters in diameter that emitted a soft blue glow and performed slow deliberate maneuvers without any visible propulsion or sound.

The sighting lasted several hours during daylight and was observed from various districts allowing for consistent descriptions across independent accounts.

Some witnesses claimed to have photographed the object though official channels reportedly confiscated all images.

No aircraft or weather phenomena matched the reported characteristics and Soviet authorities conducted an internal investigation whose findings were never publicly disclosed.

This incident remains one of the better documented sphere sightings from the late Soviet era highlighting the global nature of unexplained aerial phenomena.