Here are some tips that I found during a lot of research on detecting a true orb.  As always this is just my opinion.

A true orb should be pretty easy to see.  Since these are nothing more than a collection of energy the orb will show itself as white most of the time but can also show themselves with a green or blue color.  These colors show up more often because of the orbs makeup of energy shows itself on the “cool color spectrum”.

The makeup of a true orb is SOLID with no noticeable border and seems as though it emits its own light, not reflected glare in anyway.

Another great key to being able to detect a true orb is if it has some type of tail or trail.  This would suggest that the orb is moving at a fairly high rate of speed at the time the photo was taken.

Here are some of the easiest ways to tell that the orb you have photographed is not a paranormal orb.

It looks like a cell under a microscope, if it is transparent, if it has a defined border and if it is not circular.

Please use these tips when looking at your photos and trying to decide whether you have captured a paranormal orb.