Circle over Florence, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was walking my dogs late and was on the top of a hill in my neighborhood when all of a sudden a bright,huge, and round object dropped down very fast. I was very startled and my instant thought was something is crashing. There was no noise at all. It went out of my view within seconds because of the wooded area in my subdivision. I’ve seen drones before and this was definitely no drone and no fallen star. The best way I can describe it would be like a full moon very close to earth falling straight down.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #175187). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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May 11, 2022 · 12:05 AM · LIGHT
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At around 1205 AM me and at least two other noticed a light that seemed to fade and then grow brighter over a span of a few minutes. The parking lot lights were on so we couldn't see really any other lights such as stars. The would fade in size and brightness to a small point of light to at its brightest point like of very bright flashlight. It lasted for a few minutes and then faded out and wasn't seen again that night [NUFORC annotation: Planet/Star - Probable]
September 18, 2019 · 6:40 PM · LIGHT
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June 22, 2018 · 6:00 PM · CIGAR
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October 5, 2016 · 8:00 PM · DIAMOND
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February 19, 2016 · 9:55 PM · LIGHT
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