As reported

Teardrop over Aberdeen (UK/Scotland) · United Kingdom

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

The report, as filed

Circular orange flame came overhead from the west of Aberdeen heading east. It just past when the orange flame went out and the object

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: UK Ministry of Defence · records window 2007-06-30 → 2007-07-17

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