At 11:11 on 9-22-2017 we observed a large white glowing orb circling in a grid pattern continuously moving south just above the clouds. when it came to a break in the clouds i was able to determine it was a solid object because a star above went out of view while it passed by in it's consistent circular pattern. 5 witnesses observed it for over an hour until we all decided to go inside to bed. it was still circling as we retreated into the house. i have have had several ufo observations in this area of the sky over a year now in which one was like a wheel within a wheel than seem to come out of a portal in dive at a ex-stream amount of speed directly into the ground. i have also seen smaller white orbs do the same thing. this happened in august of 2016. we are located just east of the blue ridge mountains in the foothills of va. west of martinsville va.