UFOMYST
CaseSphere2010

Barberton, OH, USA

I spotted a dark sphere with random flashing white, red and blue lights hovering in the distance. ((NUFORC Note: Twinkling star? PD))

Report quality: Low35/100

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  • Duration parsed: 3300s, a plausible sighting length
  • Moderate witness text (97 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
  • NUFORC attached a skeptical explanation note (e.g. Venus, satellite, meteor)
When
2010-03-18
Where
Barberton, OH, USA
Shape
Sphere
Duration
55 Minutes
Geo
41.013, -81.605 · exact
Slug
sphere-over-barberton-oh-2010-abf618
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In context

  • One of 12 documented reports from Barberton, OH in the UFOMYST archive.
  • Ohio logged 132 sightings in 2010.
  • Sphere sightings ran at 7.1% during the 2010s (archive average: 6.5%).

Nearby in space & time

within 30 days

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