Sphere over Stonesfield, OXFORDSH · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Looking toward the north west at an elevation of about 60 degrees. A bright orb that was stationary and I thought was a planet, but then realised it was in the wrong place. It then moved at a fast rate in a downward direction for about 10 degrees and disappeared.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178072). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: UK Ministry of Defence · records window 2023-09-02 → 2023-09-19