Sphere over Oklahoma City, OK
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Eight red ball of light flew together, low, just above the tree line. The lights passed across Council Rd., heading West. I saw them just before I turned West, into my Addition. I watched them and kept an eye on them as I passed each block. Looking South down each street I passed; they were there. I accelerated to 45 MPH to get home and retrieve my camera. They kept up with my speed. I turned South onto my street, I saw them flying slowly over the trees at the end of the block. I pulled into my driveway and jumped out. I heard my next door neighbor's front door shut, I ran over and knocked; saying, "You've got to come out and see this!" He and his friend were witnesses to these lights. We watched them, their comment was, "Those aren't planes," as there was no sound coming from them! I then ran to my house and got my camera, they had thinned out and were now heading North. I filmed them. (in viewing my video the red balls looked as if they were tumbling). After filming I didn't see them anymore. I got in my car and and drove South, to the other side of the addition. I saw one in the sky heading West. I drove onto the main road and did a U-turn, parked on the side of the road. I got out ready to film, I saw it disappear. It was gone, like that! I posted my video to YouTube. I have the video as evidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z27zZcS_Lw ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Dear Mr. Davenport, I appreciate you getting back with me so quickly. I've filmed lanterns before and they will emit a swaying, flickering light from inside. Also, lanterns will rise in altitude. These red lights kept their same altitude; 40 to 50 feet above the ground. They were flying (west) close together for 5 blocks, (They also kept up with my speed increase). They started spreading out and heading North, when I came back out with my camera and filmed them, they were continuing North, then completely disappeared; lanterns don't do that. That's when I drove to the other side of my addition to see if there were anymore. I saw one in the sky and it disappeared as I started to film. I've had several UFO/UAP experiences and only reported two sightings, this one with y'all and one with MUFON that happened in 1970, (quite significant). I've been filming since 2012 and have captured many anomalies with my camera and night vision. In 2016 I started my own Meetup Group, OKC UFO. It has been therapeutic for me and other members, as we need an outlet to share our experiences and try to understand the UFO phenomena. Makes life interesting, defies logic and challenges our reality for sure! Sincerely, ((name deleted)) ((END ADDENDUM))
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #138519). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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