Circle over Florence, CO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
There were military helicopters flying around the mountains to the north that day. I went outside to see if I could spot their lights and to the right I noticed what looked like a very bright yellow/orange ball of light sitting 20' above the ground approximately 2 houses east of me. I was trying to figure out what it was, as it was not moving. Then after about 5 seconds it looked like it was starting to melt and just disappeared like someone flipped a light switch. No fire dripped off it. We don't have street lights and it was very dark out, so I couldn't see anything of a craft outline. No idea if it was a drone? The light was about the size of a beach ball. Very strange. But not my first experience with strange things.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #126635). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-01-24 → 2016-02-10
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