As reported

Light over Youngstown, OH

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

The report, as filed

While heading west on I-80, between Youngstown and Cleveland, we encountered something we can't explain...

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 1999-02-11 → 1999-02-28

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