Sphere over Branchland, WV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were all just standing out by our campfire near the river in the local area when I saw something come over the horizon just as it was getting dark. It made no sound was very low, but seemed small in size no bigger than a small mini coop or something around that size. But the speed was at least 3x faster than any jet engine I have ever seen there was no vapor trail or anything just the orb of white it-self and the speed with no sound which was what caught my attention. Because usually when a jet flies over you know it and it leaves a very loud sound but this thing nothing zooming around in ways I couldn't imagine. An aircraft doing complete 90 degree turns yeah right no plane does that at full speed I am 100 percent positive this was a UFO and I also have 6 others who will admit the same. I have no idea but I have experienced other encounters as well a lot closer scarier ones which I won't get into because this isn't the place for it and it has me concerned about my safety and that is why I am reporting it here. Because I have now seen them near my home in the sky and its kind of scaring me. -- Thanks Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #125038). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-12-29 → 2016-01-15
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