As reported
Cigar over Freeway By Air Force Base, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
FLARE MOVED ALONG HILLTOP AND TURNED INTO A CIGAR 5 STORY SHIP
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.