Circle over Portales, NM
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A big orange/grey circle type object appearing before and after storm.
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 2013-08-09 → 2013-08-26
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December 21, 2014 · 8:16 PM · FIREBALL
Portales, NM
Heading East on I-70 towards Portales, NM, in pitch darkness, no oncoming traffic or any other vehicles on the road but our own 2 vehicles. Suddenly, a bright neon green light that lit up the horizon appeared directly ahead of us off in the distance. The light appeared neon green for about 5-7 seconds then turned into a bright white for about 3 seconds before completely diminishing.
June 1, 2009 · 9:03 PM · DISK
Portales, NM
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Portales, NM
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