Sphere over Madera Ranchos, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Recorded bright orb in sky on home security camera. Watched it shine really bright then dim for a brief second then get extremely bright. Seemed stationary for a few seconds then seemed to raise altitude then raised out of view of camera. Recorded on my phone app, then received a phone call so I stopped recording for a few minutes then went back and Recorded the rest of the footage.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #174994). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-03-10 → 2023-03-27
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