Teardrop over Marion, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
huge bright star moving from left to right, then turned to tear drop and then went dull and moved over our lake home. strange but true.
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 1999-04-21 → 1999-05-08
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