Sphere over Powell Junction, ID
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I spotted a metallic sphere in a clear blue sky in the middle of the day. It was fairly windy and never moved. I was with a group of about 20 friends and only one other person was really able to see it because the sunlight was really bright. It stayed there for 2 hours and some time after it was gone. We were at approximately 7,000’ elevation and the object was 2,000’-3,000’ feet above us and slightly to the east.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178344). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-07-16 → 2023-08-02
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