Sphere over Birmingham, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
((HOAX??)) metallic sphere tailing fighter jet
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 2006-10-17 → 2006-11-03
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