Sphere over Clarksburg/Bridgeport, WV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Turning onto the off ramp from 79 S to us 50, about half a mile before the turn off, a red sphere dropped out of the sky about 100 ft. from the bridge. It hovered for a split seconds, and took off strait as and arrow, becoming invisible in a matter of seconds. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #135747). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-08-14 → 2016-08-31