Sphere over las vegas, NV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On May 18, 2021 after midnight my children, wife and I were at my mothers house in the back yard stargazing when my son pointed out a moving star. quickly realizing it was definitely not a star, I grabbed my phone and started recording. To our surprise there were more than 1 blueish/white colored orb. There were about 6 orbs, possibly more. Occasionally they would do what I call a "ploom" which is when they expand themselves and disappear for a few seconds. Their movement would be subtle but noticeable and then it would have a rotating movement as if it was surrounded by, or was energy like a plasma ball. A few orbs would zip quickly and then come to a dead stop (I didn't catch that on camera). After 1 hour observing them, the air force came in from the west and when they were near the orbs, the orbs would move higher every time a jet came by and drop back to their original height once they left. I also took pictures of the orbs, but when I zoomed in on the orbs I realized that they weren't the only things in the sky. There were a few things I can't explain but I'm sure they weren't satellites. A few were amazing and large. I am clueless to what we witnessed that night and hope you find this to be as interesting as we did. I have many more pictures of the objects so let me know if you would like me to send them. Location: 36.1896006,-115.0208834 (36°11'22.6"N 115°01'15.2"W) we were facing Southeast directly above us.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #175670). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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