Cigar over Springfield, MA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Large cigar craft traveling at high speed and low altitude.
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 2010-10-30 → 2010-11-16
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