Sphere over Grants, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A light apparition appeared out of no where in the sky at about plane level. The object looked to be almost a shooting star, yet undoubtedly close. It didn’t come from behind us, as we saw the object suddenly become visible out of no where (in front of us) before flying off into the direction we were heading: East on Interstate 40. Speed was much too fast for any plane, drone, or shooting star, flying at Mach 1+ Speeds. We can confirm that it was not a plane flying out of and into clouds, as the sky is clear and stars are clear and visible. No shape of the aircraft could be seen- only a large, bright orb.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #161283). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-12-20 → 2021-01-06