NOT A UFO: Sometimes NASA scientists don't need to go all the way to space to do their experiments; the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere is good enough. That's why NASA runs an active program of scientific ballooning.
On Sept. 16th, a NASA balloon took off from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, bound for the stratosphere. Harald Edens of nearby Socorro took this picture of it floating by at an altitude of 126,000 ft:
"It looked quite eerie after sunset, still being in full sunlight in a dark sky next to the crescent moon," says Edens. "The balloon was about as bright as Venus but it appeared bigger, likely making some people think they were seeing a UFO."
This balloon is still in the air. Becky Ramotowski saw it near Tijeras, New Mexico, on Sept. 16th (picture)
and Victor Bobbett spotted it over Phoenix, Arizona, on Sept 17th (picture).
http://www.spaceweather.com/
In case you hear about a big round white UFO over the Southwestern USA