As reported

Oval over Pawling, NY

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Large oval craft with lights above house on north side of Route 55 between Pawling and Freedom Plains, NY, late 1980's.

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 1989-09-28 → 1989-10-15

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