Sphere over South River, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
One orb like orange-red light. stationed in a single spot in the sky seemingly low. As we got closer, orb started to move away from us, circling around us. In the in a blink of an eye, disappeared. Source indicates that the date of the event is approximate. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #121616). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-07-16 → 2015-08-02
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