Sphere over Fairfax, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Spherical object traveling eastward then northward from Dulles Airport, paralleling Route 50 in Fairfax VA.
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 2007-10-10 → 2007-10-27
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