As reported

Disk over Chatham, NJ

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The report, as filed

5/22/97 22:21 large object over morris/union county new jersey. ten degrees above horizon.

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 1997-05-19 → 1997-06-05

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