Circle over Chillicothe, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We heard others from a distance say something about a meter shower, but this object just stayed in one place. It seemed to dim and fade away, but then started to brighten back up to full color. From the eye it looked a bright orange color, but in the video looks like a bright multi color. And then something else happened and you can see it on the video but I really don't know how to explain it. Like it blows up but then seems to come right back to shape.. Please have someone call me back and share this with cause its REALLY SOMETHING TO SEE!! I promise this is no joke. I have a few videos of this object and and there was 5 of us fishing and watching it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #142668). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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