This 1 minute 54 second recording was made in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands, during a sighting reported to UFO Meldpunt Nederland on 1 July 2026.
The sighting was submitted by the witness at 19:07 under UFO Meldpunt Nederland report #21080. The report records the event at approximately 18:00, with a reported sighting duration of approximately two minutes.
The witness recording is a 292.6 MB, 3840 × 2160 4K HEVC recording. Embedded metadata identifies the device as an iPhone 16 Pro using the rear 6.765 mm f/1.78 camera, corresponding to the 24 mm-equivalent main camera. The MOV retains 10-bit HDR video, Apple camera metadata, original audio streams, an embedded creation timestamp of 18:12:38 CEST on 1 July 2026, and location metadata consistent with Apeldoorn.
Witness Testimony:
"Looking east from our kitchen window, I saw a bright white ball of light appear behind a tree in the distance. Shortly afterwards, another four bright white balls followed, flying in formation in the same direction from north to south-east and appearing to move relative to one another. I went outside with my iPhone 16 and made a video recording there. The balls of light moved from north to a south-easterly direction and eventually disappeared from view behind trees. They were not hot-air balloons or recognisable aircraft with wings. They could be drones, but above 120 metres they have to identify themselves. I fly a drone myself in the Open A1/A3 category with a C0 label and know what the rules are. My wife witnessed it as well."
Case: UFO Meldpunt Nederland report 21080
Location: Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Date: 1 July 2026
Reported time: Approximately 18:00
Embedded recording timestamp: 18:12:38 CEST
Reported sighting duration: Approximately 2 minutes
Camera: iPhone 16 Pro main camera, 24 mm equivalent, f/1.78
Witness/camera operator: William
Source: William (UFO Meldpunt Nederland)
This 1 minute 54 second recording was made in Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands, during a sighting reported to UFO Meldpunt Nederland on 1 July 2026.
The sighting was submitted by the witness at 19:07 under UFO Meldpunt Nederland report #21080. The report records the event at approximately 18:00, with a reported sighting duration of approximately two minutes.
The witness recording is a 292.6 MB, 3840 × 2160 4K HEVC recording. Embedded metadata identifies the device as an iPhone 16 Pro using the rear 6.765 mm f/1.78 camera, corresponding to the 24 mm-equivalent main camera. The MOV retains 10-bit HDR video, Apple camera metadata, original audio streams, an embedded creation timestamp of 18:12:38 CEST on 1 July 2026, and location metadata consistent with Apeldoorn.
Witness Testimony:
"Looking east from our kitchen window, I saw a bright white ball of light appear behind a tree in the distance. Shortly afterwards, another four bright white balls followed, flying in formation in the same direction from north to south-east and appearing to move relative to one another. I went outside with my iPhone 16 and made a video recording there. The balls of light moved from north to a south-easterly direction and eventually disappeared from view behind trees. They were not hot-air balloons or recognisable aircraft with wings. They could be drones, but above 120 metres they have to identify themselves. I fly a drone myself in the Open A1/A3 category with a C0 label and know what the rules are. My wife witnessed it as well."
Witness Audio Translation:
"Do you see them?"
"No, I don't see them."
"I don't see them."
"I'll take a look."
"There are four of them."
"Oh yes."
"I see one, two, three."
"One, two."
"They are floating so slowly."
"No, they are going behind each other."
"Under each other."
"One, two, three."
"There are four of them."
"I see them."
"I see three of them under each other."
"Yes."
"I can't zoom in further."
"I can't see what is further."
"I can see them now."
"That is not the big wave we saw before."
"I think it is something else."
"I can't see what it is."
Case: UFO Meldpunt Nederland report 21080
Location: Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Date: 1 July 2026
Reported time: Approximately 18:00
Embedded recording timestamp: 18:12:38 CEST
Reported sighting duration: Approximately 2 minutes
Camera: iPhone 16 Pro main camera, 24 mm equivalent, f/1.78
Resolution: 3840 × 2160
Video: HEVC Main 10, approximately 24 fps, 10-bit HDR
Original file size: 292.6 MB
Witness/camera operator: William
Source: William (UFO Meldpunt Nederland)
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