Sphere over Charlton, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
ORANGE orb size of Basketball . Driving Eastbound on Charlton Road in the town of Charlton just past a Cattle farm driving my vehicle and from the Northeast about 8 feet off ground . ORANGE orb came through woodbine following field clearing at ABOUT 60 MPH or more hit my vehicle on driver's side front pillar and rocked the vehicle . Stopped Vehicles got out orb had disappeared on a southbound trajectory no damage to vehicle.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #162532). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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