As reported
Oval over Sterling Heights/Troy /Clintontwp, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Southeast Michigan, orange light, grew held still and then vanished with little trace.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.