Sphere over Maryville, IL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Let my dog out one last time before bed at 1:20 AM. Saw a singular large, bright orange sphere materialize over the cornfield behind my house and then speed off across the field where it seemed to disappear in mid air. It traveled south to north, I heard no noise coming from the object, saw no tail, and saw no other lights. My dog did not seem to react to this object.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #128649). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-07-15 → 2016-08-01
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