Sphere over Atchison, KS
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I noticed the object because of the rate of climb and pause. It would ascend around 2 or 3 hundred feet diagonally southward and pause for a half second. It did this a few times and then flew directly westward with no pause after it's last climb at a ridiculous speed. There was ample daylight still as it headed west, but no telltale sign of any type of aircraft body. It remained a dull orange colored orb as it flew out of sight.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178490). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-09-23 → 2023-10-10
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July 4, 2017 · 11:15 PM · OVAL
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February 19, 2017 · 10:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Atchison, KS
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