Sphere over Blackwell, TX
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A bright, glowing orb was first seen about 10 degrees above the western horizon beneath Spica. It alternated colors in an 8 second cycle of red-invisible-gold-invisible-red as it moved slowly north, taking about 5 minutes to reach a point beneath Denebola. It was brighter than the planet Jupiter that was visible in the southern sky. The orb continued to move silently northward at the same altitude until it disappeared from sight behind a building.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #145350). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-03-15 → 2019-04-01