As reported

Sphere over Columbus, MS

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The report, as filed

Blue Orb that zipped across the sky. Very clear.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #133357). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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March 10, 2023 · 8:30 PM · FORMATION

Columbus, MS

On our nightly walk we were looking at the sky because it was a very clear night. We were able to see the stars quiet well. At around 8:30pm I noticed a very dimly lit line of dots in the shape of a V, much like you would see a flock of geese flying. One side was longer than the other. It was moving quite fast, much faster than any aircraft and much larger. It silently flew to towards the North and appeared to be at a high altitude. I've never seen anything move like that in the sky before. I checked to see if Starlink would be passing by, but it was not scheduled anywhere near that time.

October 1, 2022 · 3:05 AM · LIGHT

Columbus, MS

I was the only witness. I did not physically see anything but a BRIGHT light. I was in my bedroom, wide awake & on my phone. I saw a light coming through the window beside me on my right and the window on the other wall to my left. The light panned like someone was shining a flashlight or driving a car. But I did not hear anything or see anything when I looked out my window. This only lasted less than a minute - maybe 15 second, but it was a very steady light. The light was as bright as a photo being taken wirh the flash or the sun's light. When I saw the light, I will admit I got scared and turned my phone on lock mode to hide my light & as soon as I did that the light in the windows vanished. I will say, the light seemed to shine for 15 seconds to a minute, because it was slow and fast at the same time. I'm so puzzled. This is the second time this has happened to me and I was the only witness. Same exact experience. No time was missing, but the complexity of trying to figure out how long the light shined is quite puzzling. It happened quickly and steadily. I saw it happen quickly, but in a different way it lingered for so long in that quick moment.

November 11, 2019 · 5:30 PM · OTHER

Columbus, MS

I was driving into town on a usual route, when I see 2 giant glowing green balls connected by one long white light flying extremely low over the nearby gas station. It flew down toward the ground really fast. As it went below the powerlines, it disappeared just as everyone else in the car seen the thing vanish. We live in a military town and have seen strange lights before but nothing like this.

April 17, 2014 · 10:00 PM · TRIANGLE