Sphere over Marion, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright green orb falling from sky in the same fashion as a shooting star.
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 2005-10-28 → 2005-11-14
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July 31, 2020 · 7:41 PM · LIGHT
Marion, NC
07/31/2020 19:21: While driving to a local grocery store, I received a Special Weather Statement via The Weather Chanel on my cell phone regarding a severe thunderstorm brought by Hurricane Isaias. I entered the store at approximately 19:25 and exited at 19:39. I noticed odd looking cloud formation, almost in a cylinder shape similar to a tornado. I snapped a few pics from my iPhone and sent them to a co worker. Co worker replies with 2 additional photos from her location within a 30 minute timeframe (35 miles away). Once home, I decide to look through the photos collected and notice an odd circular shaped disc in my first photo. Then 3 separate shapes in a horizontal line in the 2nd. Look at co worker’s photos and am surprised to see 1 of the above described formations in each of her photos.
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July 25, 2019 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION
Marion, NC
Observed 3 objects in a triangular formation at high altitude ie: 30-40K ft. which remained stationary for approximately 10 minutes in the NW evening sky. There was no noise and no con-trail. The objects did not move. After observing for approximately 10 minutes, 2 of the objects disappeared, one remained. Shortly afterwards the one remaining object began to move slowly in a NW direction at the same high altitude and suddenly disappeared.
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