As reported

Light over Shasta Lake, CA

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

The report, as filed

There was a white dot traveling very fast, zipping from one point to another very fast.

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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