Sphere over Newton, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Observed a strange bright light hovering and then slowly moving in a diagonal pattern across the sky from north to northwest. The object was emitting a strange glow, it then became piercingly bright (prior to video recording)then dimmed again and maintained a steady hovering altitude. The object then faded away into the night sky. The object made no sound and was observed on a clear night for a length of about 7 minutes or so.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #147804). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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