Unknown over Cropwell, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Above Logan Martin lake. Initially thought it was a plane on fire, but continued to fly south in our direction. The the craft/object then headed west, and then accelerated north and disappeared. Clear moonlit sky. No sound was heard from craft/object. If placed inside the moon, the object would be close to touching the edges of the moon (for size reference).
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #111483). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-07-09 → 2014-07-26
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