A recent storm dropped a large spherical object into a residential neighborhood in Indiana. Some say it looks like a big eyeball, others compare it to a spaceship. However, its true origin is more down-to-earth.
Everything is revealed starting here. (READ)
Gigantic dome that ‘looks like an eyeball’ falls from sky, lands on Indiana street during storm https://t.co/p6XURn2eIs pic.twitter.com/4HmJBLuDWS
— New York Post (@nypost) June 20, 2025
The storms that hit Indianapolis this afternoon sent a radome flying and on to a neighborhood street. A radome protects radar systems or antennas from the weather...looks like wherever this came from will need a new one! pic.twitter.com/bgEeVoUbLH
— Max Lewis (@MaxLewisTV) June 19, 2025
The spaceship has landed?... Actually, @SeanAshWX has a simpler explanation for this situation near 21st and Arlington here in Indy.
— Alex Almanza (@AlexAlmanzaWTHR) June 19, 2025
He says a radome from a defunct radar at the old Raytheon site got blown off a building during the storms.#13News #INWX pic.twitter.com/em7SNZIqnF
The orb-shaped item is a radome.
Here’s an example of what one looks like when it’s intact on a tower.
The old WSR-57 radome in Topeka was always a favorite of mine pic.twitter.com/qEGNxJlCmg
— Isaiah Montgomery (@GumryWX) June 19, 2025
Somebody’s Doppler is naked.
— CriticalZaku (@CriticalZaku) June 20, 2025
Too funny!
The revelation of the item’s identity didn’t stop commenters' imaginations from running wild. Several said it looked like it came from a galaxy far, far away.
Is anybody else seeing the Death Star here?
— Bill Ward (@NGBill_Ward) June 19, 2025
— Katie (@KECS13) June 19, 2025
They just want you to believe to believe it's a harmless metal eyeball, but...... pic.twitter.com/EvfFTfpQXi
— Temu Illinois Irish James (@blackdoglurking) June 20, 2025
That’s an ion cannon from The Empire Strikes Back.
Some posters said it reminded them of a craft that crashed in Colorado on an '80s TV sitcom.
Then Robin Williams emerged from the hatch...
— PAULINE PLAST (@PaulinePlast) June 20, 2025
Mork arrived in a Egg pic.twitter.com/64Jo3e56rc
— Jalartifact♧ (@don_mcnally) January 19, 2025
— Salted™ (@saltedshow) June 20, 2025
Nanu nanu
— Victor Talbott (@VictorE1369) June 20, 2025
Wait until Orson hears about this!
Some posters immediately thought of a smash hit from The Alan Parsons Project. (WATCH)
"Don't think sorry's easily said"
— Music and lyrics! 🎙️🎵🎸🎼🎹🤘 (@somethingrand77) June 7, 2025
- 🎙️The Alan Parsons Project, 🎵 Eye in the sky
pic.twitter.com/rEJ8dBMg8V
It's was the eye in the sky.....
— MaryAlice David, Esq. (@MaryAli20063775) June 20, 2025
Looking at you..
— Minuteman76 (@nicknam02636181) June 20, 2025
‘I can read your mind.’
Then there’s that scene from The Truman Show movie.
Truman show vibes
— Monica1776 (@ATX1776) June 20, 2025
— Barstool Is Back (@barstoolsback) June 20, 2025
brings me these vibes pic.twitter.com/jOZyN2tyIb
— Xavi (@LearningFX) June 20, 2025
‘Good morning, and in case I don’t see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!’ There seems to be some confusion about where the dome came from. A local weatherman says it blew over from a defunct company's property, while a local aerospace company says it's theirs. Whatever the case, we hope that the dome is returned to its home soon.
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