Sphere over OK
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was flying my drone at night in the middle of my neighbors field. The drone hits something when there is nothing in the area to hit. I lost all control of my drone and it flew off all on its own. A light then appeared, small at first and as it started flying by myself and the other witness, it got brighter and bigger and then after it passed by it got smaller and dimmer and then disappeared. The light was visible as it flew by for about 40 to 50 feet. It did all this and the whole thing lasted about 5 to 7 Seconds. After the light was gone, I was then able to gain control of my drone and bring it back home. The witness and I just looked at each other. I know my mouth was hanging wide open is wonderment. we didn't say anything, just turned around and walked in the house.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #172342). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-09-30 → 2022-10-17
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