Sphere over Tappan, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Heard a helicopter flying by while in my house which is unusual. I looked outside and it was really low and loud. I could see that it was flying side by side with a small light. Looked like an Orb was flying along side it. They were heading east toward the Hudson River then made a right turn South toward Manhattan. I’m pretty sure it wasn’t part of the aircraft as it moved independently at various positions next to it and it was positioned about 20-30 yards away from the helicopter. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #126838). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-04-09 → 2016-04-26
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