As reported

Light over Keokuk, IA

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The report, as filed

A extremly bright ball of light shot across the night sky a couple of thousand feet in the air then diappeared.

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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