Sphere over Mount Ida, AR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was working outside hanging up holiday decorations. I always look up at the sky because there is often aerial spraying going on...I like to keep my eyes on the sky. I was moving a ladder into place and looked up at the sky...saw 5-6 small white spherical lights dancing around in the sky close together -- they were way above a few birds flying around in the wind underneath of the spheres. I yelled for my husband to come see them. I probably observed them for 10 seconds. I kept my eye on the sky where the spheres were. After I yelled, the spheres seemed to fade away -- I kept watching to see if they may have disappeared behind an invisible cloud. I never saw them again after they faded away.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #124608). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-12-06 → 2015-12-23
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