Formation over Shallotte, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
9-10 orange objects flying in V formation,leader drops down to form W ,all vanish within seconds. Watching Hale-Bopp, both girlfriend a
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 1997-03-27 → 1997-04-13
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