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Roane County, Tennessee

Sighted on Wednesday 17. March 2021
Reported on
Shape: circle | Duration: north to south then east to west
Source:

I was walking the dog the other night. I seen a small circle looked orange red like a flame in the clouds Very high in the sky. At first I thought it was falling star. Then it appear to get brighter and moving in a straight line. I was trying to figure out what it was because it just started to rain and the clouds where very heavy it was at 9:00 pm dark out. Strange because no other stars where out. At this time the small circle look like a flame of fire just enlarge to a large circle a perfect circle of orange and red so bright. As fast it was moving it came in a straight line not falling made me wonder what it was. It scared me at this time I have never seen anything like this in my life. Then as it sit in the same location as if it stop it then went backwards into what seem to me the same size it first appear then in very fast speeds went from east to west. Disappears in the clouds. It didn't have a sound the shape look perfect round when it enlarge and it was very bright orange red color. It didn't fall it look to be flying. It happen very fast and in raining weather during the night. My view of the the sky is amazing and I had a clear view of this thing. Don't know what it was but it was something I never seen in my 44 years of life.

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