Sphere over Phil Campbell, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright white light crossing sky 045 to 060 course from SSW to ENE. Silent. Looked just like ISS. I thought it was the ISS, but my programmed alert didn't chime, realized this after object passed almost overhead. I went online and verified ISS was not visible at time of sighting. Estimated magnitude -2.5 to -3. Much brighter than usual satellites other than Iridium flares or ISS. It was probably reflected light as it faded rapidly in NNE direction like it passed into earths shadow. No noticeable direction changes and light was very constant in intensity until rapidly fading as previously stated. Probably a rather large orbital object.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #130947). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-10-29 → 2016-11-15