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Bryan Nelson Low-Altitude Multicolor Ball of Light — late 2009

a couple of weeks before the December 6-9, 2009 BAASS interviewSkinwalker Ranch / Fort Duchesne off-site vicinity, Utah, Utah, United States

Bryan Nelson reported a large bright sphere moving slowly over a neighbor’s rooftop, changing sequentially from red to yellow to green to bright white before accelerating westward into the sky with a short-lived comet-like light trail. He reported no sound, vibration or illumination of nearby surfaces.

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Encounter · New Insights case observation

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CLAIM-216821reported
“Bryan Nelson reported a large bright sphere moving slowly over a neighbor’s rooftop, changing sequentially from red to yellow to green to bright white before accelerating westward into the sky with a short-lived comet-like light trail. He reported no sound, vibration or illumination of nearby surfaces.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · printed pp. 221-234; section: Bryan Nelson Low-Altitude Multicolor Ball of Light — late 2009
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Encounter · New Insights evidence provenance

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CLAIM-216837reported
“Bryan’s Volkswagen-sized comparison is an apparent-size estimate; no photograph, range measurement or illumination measurement is supplied.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · printed pp. 221-234; section: Chapter 14 evidentiary qualification
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Skinwalker Ridge Off-Site Aerial-Light and Orb Reports · New Insights evidence provenance

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CLAIM-216803reported
“Residents described recurring unidentified lights near Skinwalker Ranch, Randlett and Pelican Lake, including colored spheres, zigzagging lights and low-altitude orb-like objects.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · printed pp. 221-234; section: Chapter 14 recurring/off-site phenomena
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Skinwalker Ridge Off-Site Aerial-Light and Orb Reports · New Insights case observation

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CLAIM-216839reported
“Two young Native American residents interviewed near Pelican Lake reportedly said they had seen unidentified lights emanating from or near the lake on several occasions.”
Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights
SRC-002150 · printed pp. 221-234; section: November 2-5, 2009 witness outreach
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