2014-12-15 - Grand Junction, CO - Sphere

Orange sphere with beams of light emanating from it

I work nights and left on a break to a local supermarket. Upon my return to my place of employment, I parked in the back of the building where I always do.

I saw a large orange spherical shape that was emitting beams of light. I got out of my car to get a better look and determined that it could not have been a helicopter (I work near St. Mary’s Hospital), nor could it have been an airplane because they do not emit light in a circle. I was facing north and the sphere traveled from west to east at a steady, smooth, fast pace. It did not have a tail and it did not trend downward. The farther away it traveled, it seemed to trend upward.

I did get my phone and thought I was recording it when it was close but then realized that it was not recording until it was farther away. I did get a recording of this when it was farther away and I can’t figure out how to send it in an email. It says the file is too big but the video is only for 30 seconds.