Sphere over North Tonnawanda, NY

The report, as filed

i am a pro truck driver comming back from my run in toronto canada.driving on river rd south looked into sky and saw a red blicking light . thought it was a plane or hellocopter so i kept driving untill i could see it better.came up to ward rd where it opens up .no trees or buildings blocking my site.what i saw i cant belive.object was just traveling slowly not over head but looking streight out over the niagara river and coast line of grandisland ny. what caught my eye was a white or silver lite comming from underneath the craft.it dropped this lite 3 times.the lite did not hit the ground at all.noticed object to be red in color with a white lite like maybe a small window.i heard no noise like a engine or rotterblades just silent.kept watching it until it faded away flying over grandisland south to north direction.there was no clouds in the sky that nite and it just faded away no high speed.reported to local tv radio station gr55 buffalo ny.to see if anyone might have seen the same thing.i now belleve we are not alone . We spoke via telephone with the witness, and he sounded to us to be quite sincere and sober-minded. We strongly suspect that he has reported the incident quite accurately. PD

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #119408). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.