Sphere over Near Wausau, WI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
While working nights, i randomly stargaze, and an orange-red orb appeared over the Wisconsin River about 200 yards to the west of me. It was approximately 500 feet up, but descended appearing to check out the power plant I work in. After it came down and passed our main building, it started ascending and a rapid rate of speed. After the first passed, a second one seemingly materialized over the river in the same spot, and took the same route as the first. Was way too fast to be a Chinese lantern, and it almost appeared burning. I was inspired to post this after I saw a Milwaukee couple post a similar video a few weeks before I saw mine
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178927). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-07-30 → 2023-08-16