Unknown over Bessemer, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
10/26/2011 To whom it may concern On or about Feb. 20th 1987 at about 1:30 am I had something happen I do not understand completely.
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 1987-02-17 → 1987-03-06
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