Sphere over Sutton, AK
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I took my dog out to go potty and looked into a dark eastern sky and saw a glowing orb about the size of a large tennis ball an unknown distance away. As I observed it, it shot a bright beam of yellow light (like a searchlight) that threw my shadow on the ground around me. I was scared to death, turned and ran back into my home. Once inside I turned for another look and my retinas had a bright glow in them and the object had disappeared.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #151614). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-12-10 → 2019-12-27
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