Sphere over IA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Low ‘hanging’ light to the northeast, moved erratically like a ping pong ball in a box. It seemed to bounce off invisable walls. Its movement made no sense & it seemed to be vibrating. Simultaneously to the south, a fast gliding orb traveled across the sky and quickly paused next to another orb. The second orb seemed to be activated and it’s light got brighter & started to move north. The original traveling orb continued on its path south. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #143146). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-09-15 → 2018-10-02
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