Oval over Duck, NC
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The report, as filed
3 red globes entered sky from northwest,hovered appprox 15 seconds, rapidly disappeared into south sky
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 2011-12-28 → 2012-01-14
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