Light over El Rito, NM
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright object descended rapidly, leaving a shower of sparks, and turned in a J shape, then stayed the same.
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 2009-05-25 → 2009-06-11
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