Sphere over New Berlin, WI
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The report, as filed
I went out on my deck to have a smoke and like always was looking at the so called stars in the area in space near the constellation shaped like a sideways triangle there was a very small star like light moving slowly suddenly it had gotten so big and bright I had to squint my eyes it was the brightest light I have ever seen in 59 years it still was moving then slowly faded out after 5 seconds and was gone.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #149261). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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