Cylinder over Cottonwood (30 Min.west Of Sedona), AZ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My family and I were sitting on our front porch, faceing west about 10:30 p.m. As dusk was turning to night we abserved a bright light
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1970-07-23 → 1970-08-09