An Albuquerque, NM, witness reports a silent, "brilliantly lit white ball" hovering in the night sky on March 4, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) database.

The witness stated that the object then began moving from south to north in "a controlled manner" at incredible speed, and in 7 seconds, disappeared.

The object was visible in the sky at 11 p.m.

Albuquerque is the largest city in New Mexico, the county seat of Bernalillo County, population 521,999.

The following is the unedited and as yet uninvestigated report filed with MUFON. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. If New Mexico MUFON investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update.

New Mexico, March 4, 2010 - A brilliantly lit ball suddenly appeared in the sky. No noise detected. It flew from south to north and then disappeared. MUFON Case .

It was 11 PM on Thursday night, March 4, 2010. I was alone in my hot tub taking a quick dip. I don't drink. My vision is good. I had been to the eye doctor for an exam that same day. I am 20/20 with glasses.

I was just looking at the sky and relaxing. Suddenly a brilliantly lit white ball just showed up in the sky. I can't determine exactly how far away it was or how high it was in the sky. I would estimate that it was between a half mile to a mile away and probably between 500 feet and one mile high.

I was startled to see it. At first, I thought that it was a falling star. It didn't move at first and was way too bright for a falling star.

It then moved from south to north in a very controlled manner. There was no sound. I have been around planes and other aircraft my entire life. It was nothing like I had ever seen before. It flew to the north at an incredible speed. Within approximately 7 seconds, it just disappeared.

I would be surprised if others did not see it. It flew right over I-40 at the western edge of Albuquerque. It was very, very bright.

There were no clouds that night. There was no wind. It was a clear, beautiful night.

I am just curious to see if any others saw this.

I am also curious to see if the object can be identified.

It has me very puzzled.