Sphere over McNeal, AZ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The summary sentence about does it Peter. I've reported to you up in Washington, had enough winter. I'm the guy who lived on the 100 acres on the Spokane Rez, seeing you from time to time at our little favorite grocery in Davenport. Glad to send you a morsel. There was no sound Peter, silent, I'm guessing 3,000 feet, lightning all over the place.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176749). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-07-07 → 2023-07-24