Sphere over Minster, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The sun was on the right side of the object, therefore, there should be a shadow on the left but there was bright lights instead. The object appears to be black metallic and silver when you zoom in on the picture. The video showed spontaneous flashes of light. We turned the corner and looked up and it was gone.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #134305). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-05-12 → 2017-05-29
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