Sphere over Topsail Beach, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
brigth orange globe that became four objects.
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 2010-11-13 → 2010-11-30
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July 25, 2019 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Topsail Beach, NC
Saw 2 red lights next to each other about 5 miles away. Paired lights would dim down then re-appear at a different location in height and left to right. This happened many times and the 2 lights (sometimes only one) were always at different locations in the sky appearing for maybe 7-10 seconds at a time. After a few hours of random locations, 5 pairs of lights lit up across the sky (perfectly synchronized on and off) for several seconds then they all faded out and I never saw them again for the rest of the night. The lights looked exactly like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GkUs79K940E except they appeared more red in color. When we saw the lights, the internet connection went away. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
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Topsail Beach, NC
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Topsail Beach, NC
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