Sphere over Hamburg, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We witnessed dark orange orb flying in irregular pattern traveling southeast to northwest, moved slowly then fast; then slow, also moved slightly up and down kind of like a bouncing ball, no blinking lights, no sound Then Instantly vanished. It was very very weird, I wish I had filmed it
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #129695). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-08-31 → 2016-09-17