Unknown over Cropwell, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
As I was looking up toward the sky I saw what looked like a flame coming towards us. I began to think it was a plane on fire that was about to crash heading in our direction. It began to descend so close, I almost panicked then it started ascending again. From where I was standing in the lake it began to go toward my left in the direction of Pell City. I had to walk further in the water to keep it in sight so the trees weren't blocking my view. Within a few seconds it was no longer visible at all. I found this strange because of how slowly it was descending. This was the strangest thing I have ever witnessed in my life.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #111481). 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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