As reported

Circle over Newport, TN

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

The report, as filed

While traveling East on I40, between Newport, Tn. and Ashville, Nc. I saw an object streak across the sky. The weather was clear. The 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 1998-10-24 → 1998-11-10

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