Sphere over Hemel Hempstead, HEREFORD · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Just before the event there was a helicopter hovering over Midland Road, It was loud and we both looked out to see it, a minute after it left a bright orb could be seen, no sound was being made. It went south above Alexandra road, Heading towards the direction of Hemel Hempstead Hospital
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #172949). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: UK Ministry of Defence · records window 2022-11-08 → 2022-11-25