Sphere over Gladwin, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Husband, neighbor and I watched a brightly lit sphere at the dusk line of the southwest skies of Gladwin sit still for several minutes before slowly descending toward the ground or horizon line. Not a star or plane.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #129959). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-09-12 → 2016-09-29
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May 26, 2019 · 11:45 PM · FORMATION
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