As reported

Sphere over Lebanon, MO

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

A giant red ball of light( about 5 time the size hale-bopp was)flew across the sky at well over 1000MPH.

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 1997-03-30 → 1997-04-16

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