Oval over Broadlands, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It was moving slowly - almost like a flame that could have broken away from a firework, but was moving at a moderate steady rate. It came right over us and then kept going. It made no noise and had no movement except slow and maintaining altitude. It was bizarre as we watched it for 3-5 minutes and it never moved course. We suspect a flawed time. We have corrected the time to reflect an evening sighting. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #111160). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-07-01 → 2014-07-18
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