Light over Ottawa (near), KS
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A friend and I were sitting on the swing around 10 p.m chatting and looking at the stars. A bright light moved across the sky at a rapid pace heading north, then it turned and headed east. Just a solid bright light.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #109911). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-05-30 → 2014-06-16