Sphere over Tohatchi, NM
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Big bright spherical orbs moving left to right, side to side and diagonal making maneuver like flying, but also would shine bright then fade away like it wasn’t their, incredible speed like flying and no sound. Having a few videos capturing the orbs.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #173983). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-01-06 → 2023-01-23