Sphere over Clayton, NM
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
big white orb size 150 to 200 feet across very bright for daylight. looked like the moon coming out of the clouds but no clouds were present. it hovered 45 min then it appeared to fade a little. all of a sudden I could see 5 smaller lights in the center of the orb. they were all different colors. then it shot off into space south east. all observers truck drivers
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #113969). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-09-23 → 2014-10-10
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