Disk over Oil City, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
UFO over Oil City, PA 1975
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 1975-04-22 → 1975-05-09
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September 1, 2015 · 8:30 PM · DISK
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