Sphere over Mt. View, HI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Seemingly low-flying, and incandescent, flying orb came from NW towards SE in very deliberate linear fashion at 9:25 p as I stood upon my roof, coincidentally taking in New Year's eve fireworks. Appeared seemingly as a large firework rocket gone astray but just continued constant incandescence and just continued to the south in satellite fashion--just oranger and lower.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #144325). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-12-28 → 2019-01-14
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