Sphere over Samson, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I observed a solid light on the horizon moving rapidly from the South headed Due North. It was at high altitude with no flashing white or red lights. I am very familiar with helicopters and plans as we live in the middle of 2 bases one is a helicopter base the other is an air force base where they fly jets, ospreys, c-130s and other aircraft. This object displayed none of the normal light arrays of standard aircraft. The object moved in a relatively straight trajectory from south to north. The sighting was approx. 3 min. I attempted to video the object but it was too high and too dark to show up on my camera.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #148056). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-08-01 → 2019-08-18