Sphere over Bermuda Run, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
There was a big bright light moving like a jet in the sky tonight just before dusk. It was particularly odd in that it looked almost exactly like a great big automobile headlight – perfectly round ball of light, encased in thin outer layer of shiny, silver colored metal. Likewise, there was no vapor trail of any sort behind the craft. In terms of size, it was about double or triple the size of a typical airline jet seen in the sky from a similar ground vantage point.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #115313). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-11-09 → 2014-11-26