Sphere over Lakeland, TN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On the night of 1/3/21, I saw 4 orange orbs in the western sky in Lakeland, TN. Between 7:30 and 7:40 PM, sky was dark. First saw two, flying due north, one after the other, kind of in formation, at a rate like an airplane might fly. The night was quiet, and there was no sound of motors or jet engines. A third one came into view before the second one was out of sight. After the third one flew out of view (obscured by tree line), a fourth one came and went. All 4 flying the same direction, first 3 similar altitude, last one was lower in the sky. Witnessed by 2 people. Would have thought that they were planes, but no noise and they were bright orange. ◦
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #161459). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-12-31 → 2021-01-17
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