Sphere over Ely, NV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Very early morning. I was awaken when my entire bedroom was illuminated in red. I was laying in bed, facing south, when a small, very bright orb on the outside of my home flew West. Then made a perfect corner at the end of my house and headed North in an skyward direction. It was only 4 foot off the ground. I could tell it was on the outside of my home as I could still see the interior walls, but the brightness illuminated my room.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177952). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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