Cylinder over Durrand, WI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Object was white it was still daylight, with blue sky. I was kayaking on Chippewa River near Dead Lake. Closest city was Durrand, WI. When I kayak I am leaning back a little which gives me a great shot of sky. Object was very high, it had white cylindrical shape, no contrail which is odd. Appeared to be going fairly slow which would be unusual for a plane. Object then just seemed to fade away, also very odd. Sighting lasted about 1 minute or so. I should add this is the 2nd time I saw similar object in same area of WI. I wish I would of had my binoculars.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #111847). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-07-20 → 2014-08-06