Sphere over Westminster, MD
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The report, as filed
Noticed a white light expanding and contracting approximately 300 yards from my window. It approached my direction at around 500 feet above the ground. There was no sound. It made it's way directly over my apartment complex and I lost sight of it. I caught the first few seconds on my security camera.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #161641). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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