Sphere over Staten Island (near Verezano Bridge), NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright silver sphere, like a blob of mercury, visible for 1-2 seconds. Zipped above us and same direction as we were driving. No sound. Appeared very fast. Unable to judge height. Apparent size somewhere between a golf and tennis ball. Checked with passenger who also saw it. Time of sighting is +/- 10 mins.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #118556). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-03-29 → 2015-04-15