Sphere over Orient, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I witnessed the object coming from the south, it was solid in color, orange/red, it was not blinking as a plane or helicopter would. It had a linear path and traveled at a constant speed. There was no sound at any point of travel. It was rapid but constant. It appeared round in shape. Orb, not disc. It was bright. We live west of Rickenbacker International Airport, we see planes all day long. This was no plane. My wife agrees.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177779). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-08-20 → 2023-09-06
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December 12, 2019 · 6:40 AM · DIAMOND
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