Sphere over King, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
October 2015. Work 3rd shift, left for work approximately 11:15 pm. Drove around ¼ mile from driveway, and upon passing the end of a wooded area, my attention was drawn to my right and up, over a large, open tobacco field. (Approx. 22 acres). There was an illuminated green orb that looked akin to a Christmas tree ornament (the mirrored ball type) hovering at an estimated altitude of 1000-1500ft AGL. The orb appeared to be 30-45ft in diameter. I would guess the distance from my vehicle horizontally to be about 150 yards, as I had to lean over the steering wheel and look up through the windshield to keep the object in view. I witnessed the object remain at a dead stop, hovering, for about 15 seconds, before it began to accelerate away from me in a straight line. It accelerated slowly, at first, but smoothly gained speed so tremendous that before it had even reached the horizon, it disappeared. Was undoubtedly NOT natural phenomena.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #139419). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-10-12 → 2015-10-29
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