Sphere over Germantown, MD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
At first I thought maybe it was light reflecting off a plane, I've seen that before. This was different. Even though it was extremely bright it was more than just a light. It had shape, I could see that it was spherical. Just as I thought, "Oh my God, that's a UFO not a plane" The light got brighter quickly then slowly faded out. It disappeared. I pulled over and stared at the spot for a minutes waiting for it to reappear.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #139129). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-03-06 → 2018-03-23
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