Mass Sighting of Mystery Orb Over Texas

2/26 Update: Another February 22nd report of this "halo" orb hovering and pulsating or   has been reported by a resident of Wimberley, Texas (MUFON case 82351), who says the UFO has actually been showing up frequently,  not just on this night:

".... They spin in two directions simultaneously (a wheel within a wheel,) as they jump and bop around within a reasonably confined area within our view. They go up and down but never in extreme ranges and do not land while we observe them. They pulse (emit) or flicker a few green (short and narrow) beams, longer red beams or rays of light, and they emit a wider beam of golden light in a 360 degree 3D pattern within a general white aura of light around the object. There are also harder to see black bicycle spoked lines around the outer edge of the sphere. My wife couldn't see the green light, but agrees with me on the other three dominate colors. Pulsing is the best word to describe the light emissions, but to me the short green rays and slightly longer red beams stick out like steady fixed thorns or quills..."..

• When: February 2017 (mainly the night of February 22nd)
• Where: All over Texas, including Wimberley, Cypress (Houston area), Irving, Dallas Fort Worth, Copper Canyon
  
• What: Bright white star-like object hovering and also making slight movements
  

Multiple reports of an extremely bright mystery "star" or orb in the sky have been getting reported online from Texas, and even other parts of the country. The "star" is reported to move and spin, and in some cases was reported as eventually traveling off into the distance at a high rate of speed and vanishing:

Cypress Feb 22

Cypress Feb 22

Irving Feb 17

"We had to video this strange object in the sky. It was definitely NOT an airplane. The object moved from side to side and up and down. It would go from bright to dim and back to bright again." - Montgomery County

"It never moved very much. It was spinning and had structural design. Very similar to ufo's on tv. I felt very curious about it. Called my wife, she went outside and saw it too. I was also with my friend who witnessed it also. " - Cypress

"I thought it was over the airport, but to my knowledge, it didn't interrupt aircraft landing and departing. I believe this because I called someone who works on the ramp for AA to see if the operation had been interrupted, and they said it hadn't. i drove by the airport chasing the object until it outdistanced us, and aircraft were landing to the north, taking off to the south. which means i couldn't have mistaken this as an airplane approaching the airport. i am east airport" - John in Irving

"...this time there was a smaller object flying around it very fast and heading to the orb. Once it was near, the orb started rotating and spinning at a high rate of speed and it made the little object disappear. It's like the mouth of the orb drew it in." - Laredo


"very bright went slowly across sky then vanished two witnesses very strange" - James in Copper Canyon

Have you seen this orb over Texas as well? Share your photos or video. Think you know what this is? Could it be a military or alien satellite? An extraterrestrial craft? Or something more explainable than that? Share your theories in the comments or on Facebook or Twitter.