Sphere over Soldotna, AK
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Observed 3 objects? In night sky just over horizon. There were 3 groups of at least 3 orbs of orange red lights. Appeared to be hovering. Each appeared to flicker out one at a time.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #143621). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-10-26 → 2018-11-12
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March 4, 2017 · 4:00 AM · UNKNOWN
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