NUFORC Sighting 168298

Occurred: 2006-10-13 14:10 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2022-05-18 05:28 Pacific
Duration: About five minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Harbor Beach, MI, USA
Location details: Fishing location behind coal power plant on Lake Huron

Shape: Circle


Round sphere. Metallic, very bright.

I am 59 and an FAA rated commercial, multi-engine pilot. I have been watching the skies since I was a kid.
While fishing in the Fall of 2006, I was looking at cloud formations while reeling in my line.
The news last night (5/17/22) where a sphere photo was taken from an F-18 pilot with his phone.
My sighting looked exactly like that sphere. Exactly!
I would guess it was around 40' round. At first, I thought it was a weather balloon, but nothing was tethered below so it was not my initial impression.
At first it moved with the wind and clouds but then made a very sharp "curving turn" back to the same cloud it came from and disappeared.
Its movement was quite impressive in that the curving motion was crisp, smooth and made no noise at all.
It was also very bright. Bright like the Sun. It was kind of overcast. Maybe 6/10"s coverage so the Sun would not reflect that much off of this sphere.
I went home and told my late Mother who looked at me like I was nuts...
I have not seen it since.

Posted 2022-06-22

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