Sphere over Monterey, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
March 13, 1997 Monterey, CA UFO incident
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1997-03-10 → 1997-03-27
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