Sphere over Midland, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
While star gazing movent was noticed and knew it wasn't a star. Watched it move up and over sometimes at a fast speed. Movement was also down at high speed until it finally shot up and out of site. During the time of watching it would pulsate bright then turn back to not pulsating. This video was taken while laying on the front lawn of our house looking southeast.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178407). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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