Vernon, CT - Sphere

It was November 1968 in Vernon Connecticut. I was 13...and I received a phone call from my friend across the street. He told me to go into my back yard...and look up in the sky.It was about 5:30 at night...it was a cool,clear night. No wind...no clouds. I ran into my backyard with my mother & father & sister right behind me. When I got to the back of my house...everyone in my neighborhood was in my backyard. I looked up..and there was a round...bright object sitting stationary almost over my house. There was no sound...there was some slight movement...then it started to move slowly to the left. It stopped...and then started to go behind a clump of trees. There were no leaves on the trees at this time of year...and the object illuminated the bare branches. It came close to the ground...stopped...rose again..and remained stationary. It moved to the right...then stopped. It went behind a different group of trees..went close to the ground...stopped...went back up to! it's original position. We had no idea what this thing was. Everyone remained silent while this went on. It lasted appox.10 minutes or so. The object remained the same size during the sighting. Then suddenly it rose up....and disappeared in seconds without making a sound! There were no planes or any other aircraft in the area. What a night that was!!!