Sphere over Purcellville, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I had walked out to take my dog to the bathroom and I looked up thinking it was a plane but the flashing light was way higher than a plane with fly and made no noise and would go in a zigzagging pattern whilst changing speed rapidly.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #175418). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-04-15 → 2023-05-02
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