Light over Christiansburg, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Observed light only, first slowly moving, appeared to be small private plane.Then stationary, moved in circle while changing colors ( c
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 1981-07-05 → 1981-07-22
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