Sphere over Fontana, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Looked like a round orb yellowish in color. Fist noticed in northern part of sky. Fist caught my attention when it moved side to side then stopped. Then disappeared and re appeared again. the totally disappeared when I zoomed in on it like it knew I was wanting a closer look. never seen again. Have it on my camcorder right as it was zoomed in on and when it disappeared. No clouds and there was a clear sky.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #133555). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-04-06 → 2017-04-23