Sphere over Silverhilll, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
At sunset, saw what I thought was a planet or mini-moon overhead or a little north-northwest of center/zenith. Over time it moved/floated east/southeast at a very high altitude. I then thought it might be a balloon, but it was perfectly round. With binoculars, I was able to see a design on the "face." It was a semi-circular arrow beginning at 12 o'clock and going to the left until about 7 o'clock. It was opaque and two-toned and appeared to be lit from within. It started out bright white and faded to ivory as it headed east and faded away.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #150526). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-11-07 → 2019-11-24