Sphere over Hurley, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Saw unusual bright light in sky. Watched it for 20 min and went back in house.45min later it was still there in same place. Took pictures and continued to watch it. It remained stationary for at least another hour. Just before I went to bed, an hour after last stationary sighting it had moved counter clockwise from initial location remaining in Hurley sky. Two weeks after sighting I remembered photos and downloaded them onto computer where I was able to enlarge them. I have not enhanced them other than enlarging and there is no photo shop. What you see is exactly what the camera captured. I hope someone will be able to explain the face in lower left of picture.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #174138). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-12-11 → 2021-12-28
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