Sphere over Foster, RI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Visiting with my parents we were by the pool when my dad said “hey what is that?” I looked up and we both saw a shiny sphere I would estimate to be at around 10,000 feet. Not a plane or drone by the high reflectiveness, speed and way it moved. Size of a car. Moved in a straight line with no trail. Went to grab my phone for a pic and it was gone. Weather balloon maybe...
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #147871). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-07-25 → 2019-08-11
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