Oval over Isle of palms, SC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Object stayed suspended for about 10 seconds. Setting sun was reflecting light heavily. Object was several miles off coast and hovered about 10 degrees up from the horizon. Disappeared suddenly. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #112274). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-08-01 → 2014-08-18