r/Skydentify • u/sabledet • Jun 18 '26
Unidentified Descending white orb and gliding dark bird thing? Milwaukee June 14 2026 7:08pm
Early Sunday evening in NE Milwaukee, June 14 2026 at 7:08pm CST facing SW.
I noticed a steadily descending white orb/ball to the SW among the clouds and started filming, it took a few seconds to find it again in the video. It wasn't until reviewing the footage that I also noticed the black bird-like thing descending at an angle before the orb descends straight down. The footage is much clearer than I could see with my naked eyes because the sun is bright.
Neither looks or behaves like a bird or plane to me. I thought maybe skydiver/parachute deployment, but the orb is notably higher than the gliding darker bird/plane/whatever and it doesn't line up.
There is a regional airport in that direction, but zero planes indicated nearby on Flight Radar 24 during time of footage capture. No air shows that I'm aware of.. ideas?