Sphere over Santee, CA
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
I've noticed this bright weird orb in the sky off and on for the last month. When I look st it through my binoculars, it seems to be alive. It's definitely not a star or a drone or an airplane or helicopter. It's something I've never seen before. It looks like a puffer fish and it moves in the sky at night. [NUFORC annotation: Planet/Star - Probable]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #179254). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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