Sphere over Bridgewater, VA
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The report, as filed
Clear blue skies, I was sitting out on the deck enjoying the day, I heard an airplane (Prop) overhead so I looked up. At the exact moment I looked up, I witnessed what looked to be a very small sliver-ish semi translucent bubble/ball/sphere heading due south at what I would guess to be at least 700+ MPH. I was able to see the prop aircraft also, which was above the sphere. The prop aircraft was heading east. And at least 1000 feet maybe more underneath & slightly to the west of the aircraft was the translucent sphere heading south. There was no sound besides the prop. From the first sight of the translucent sphere to when It was out of my sight lasted roughly 4-7 seconds give or take. The best way I could describe what I saw was a bubble that you see children blow for fun. It had a very similar look, I thought I could see the blue sky through the sphere. However, the sides of the sphere had a shine which looked a little silver, however a very light silver tone. It was traveling very fast & in a very straight line until I lost sight.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171939). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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