Sphere over Lyman, SC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The object was descending then went dark once an aircraft approached it from the east I know it was a bit lower than the aircraft that was approaching it by using the satellite that was luckily passing by right in line of site and I used it as a backdrop to guesstimate the distance.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177162). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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