Sphere over Troup, TX
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Around 11:10pm I saw a bright, one orb-like white light in the sky. First thinking it was a plane, but it didn’t move in just a straight line. The orb made various movements (forwards, backwards, circles, diagonal) in the sky and left a trail of light behind it. The brightness of the object faded in and out randomly/inconsistently. The brightness of this orb-like object was brighter than the stars surrounding it. After five or ten minutes, it completely vanished as though someone had turned off a light-switch.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #174610). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-02-12 → 2023-03-01
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