UFOMYST
CaseSphere2005

Martins Ferry, OH, USA

while exiting my backyard pool,,,observed an aircraft flying overhead,,the sky was very blue with no clouds around,,as the aircraft pas

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 1800s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (135 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
2005-07-10
Where
Martins Ferry, OH, USA
Shape
Sphere
Duration
30 minutes
Geo
40.096, -80.725 · exact
Slug
sphere-over-martins-ferry-oh-2005-f18888
Wave

Part of a wave

  • Historical wave2004

    The Navy Encounters & the UAP Era

    U.S. training ranges (Pacific off San Diego; Atlantic off Virginia), then worldwide reporting

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In context

  • One of 3 documented reports from Martins Ferry, OH in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Ohio logged 88 sightings in 2005.
  • Sphere sightings ran at 5.9% during the 2000s (archive average: 6.5%).

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