Sphere over South Dennis, MA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
One I could see clearly outside the edges of a big tree that was blocking the sky. The other I could see through the branches of the tree. They did this rhythmic dance, like 1 went up & the other went down. Then they'd come back close, then swirl around slowly. I watched this for 20 minutes, transfixed. Then one turned & slowly went northeast, towards the ocean & lower Cape. The other turned left & proceeded southwest, towards Yarmouth. Both had that rhythmic, slow pulsing, cherry red light. The one heading towards Yarmouth I observed until it disappeared at 1030 pm, when I came in & immediately wanted to make this report. Size wise, when I came in, I looked for something to compare it to. Only thing I can compare them to is maybe the size of a small pea. It was beautiful.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #132719). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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