Sphere over Paradise Springs, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
As my trail hiking buddy approched the trailhead to clomb Mt. Baden Powell, I noticed a spinning metallic like sphere float over the trees and ridgeline of the adjacent peak. It moved with intelligence and did not seem to be affected by wind, as the wind was low that day, and especially at that altitude. It moved and bounced around for nearly a minute before sinking into the trees
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #166525). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-06-23 → 2021-07-10