Sphere over Hope, NM
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Initially spotted one orangish in glow, round in shape, light in the sky. What caught my eye was how close it was to another light. Thought it was two planes too close together but noticed there was no blinking of the lights and that the two orbs sat directly horizontal of each other. The second orb zoomed down and to the left of the main orb and hovered for about 4 seconds. Then 3 more orbs dispersed from the main orb like a fighter plane does when dispelling decoy flares. The 3 orbs stopped in alignment with the second orb and they created the outline of a oval like shape in the sky. All orbs were orange in color, unmoving, and unblinking. After about 5 seconds, ALL orbs retreated back to the main orb. I looked away for half a second, and it was gone. Super spooky.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #149200). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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