Sphere over Columbiaville, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Round, apparently spherical in southwest night sky. Brighter and larger than any other object in the sky other than the moon. Pulsating silver, with blue, red, yellow and green streamers floating away from it. Observed with binoculars, it had grid-lines all over the silver area and pulsating colors were more visible.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #117060). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-01-25 → 2015-02-11