Cigar over Satsuma, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Long cigar-shaped object that is 2/3's dark & 1/3 bright, seen in eastern sky traveling WNW.
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 2009-07-04 → 2009-07-21
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