Cigar over Hooper, NE
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Me and son were outside, when large object came toward our house. As it got closer, it turned away from us, about 100 yards away. It was white shaped like large airplane, but had no wings, and made no noise. When I focused on it my eyes were blurred, like I wasn't supposed to see the tail, because I could not make out the end of this object.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #115901). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-07-29 → 2014-08-15