Sphere over Mountain Home AFB, ID
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Saw 5 orange orbs in a v formation sitting still for about 30 seconds. The far left orb started farting around in a way that would be impossible for a plane. A fighter jet was flying by to the right of this and we assume he saw it because he took an immediate hard right away from the orbs. The rest of them started farting around after that. And then all disappeared. 1 came back about 20 minutes later only for a few seconds and was gone again
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #166854). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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October 23, 2017 · 8:30 PM · LIGHT
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