Sphere over Upper Arlington, OH
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The report, as filed
Before the fireworks, we noticed a reddish orange sphere at an extremely high altitude moving south/southwest. Once we found a spot we sat down and looked back up. The object moved very slowly and ended up just fading and disappearing from view. There were no blinking lights or anything the color was very consistent. It seemed to move higher in altitude otherwise I'd say it was something burning up in our atmosphere.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #111066). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-07-01 → 2014-07-18
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July 4, 2014 · 10:05 PM · SPHERE
Upper Arlington, OH
Watching fireworks, which had just begun. In the Eastern sky, about halfway in between horizon and zenith, an unusual red light showing small diameter. Light was unblinking, steady, very dark, rich, ruby red, different from any aircraft light I've ever seen. Had irregularly flashing green light which seemed towards the backside of the object, at about the 10 or 11 o'clock position. Mostly stationary and noiseless, although the fireworks were loud, yet nothing heard during short lulls. It seemed to drift slowly towards the South and towards the horizon, although total distance was only a few degrees. Motion only noticed over time, it was too slow to actually see it moving. On a clock face, motion was in the 4 o'clock direction. Faded slightly during sighting. I kept watching it, then the fireworks, sad I didn't have binoculars. Fireworks finale began and I watched that. When that was over, I looked again and the object was completely gone.
June 5, 2014 · 11:42 PM · LIGHT
Upper Arlington, OH
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD