Sphere over LaGrange, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Witness was driving to work down a country road and noticed a fast moving ball of light following a train track. Thinking it was a train the witness groaned, hoping not to be late for work. But looking again it was apparently just a ball of light that followed the tracks and disappeared. It seemed to disappear into the horizon toward the sun, but when it was observed, it was definitely a ball of light. There was a person in a car in front of this witness who must have seen it as well, but they did not communicate nor did the witness get a license plate number. This lasted only about 10 - 15 seconds, tops, but it was" the oddest thing I've ever seen in my life." 10-15 secs. (MUFON}
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #139674). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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