As reported

Sphere over Sunland, CA

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The report, as filed

What looked like a bright star in the day lights caught my eye.I thought to take a pic, but didn’t… then I backed up to take it. This was the same spot my friend saw 6 lights hovering/floating over the mountains ridge. When I looked for the star, it was gone! I literally had a conversation with myself about what I was looking at… I said it was a star… but feeling to return and photograph it drew me back. And it was gone.. SO, it wasn’t a star!

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177342). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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