Light over Ketchikan, AK
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Light stayed over airport and slowly went left to right. Then it got really bright and dimmed and was gone.
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 2013-12-02 → 2013-12-19
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