Cigar over Wachapreague, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Orange cigar shaped light about one thousand feet in the sky. Disappeared and then came returned about five minutes later.
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 1999-07-01 → 1999-07-18
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