Cigar over Couderay, WI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
8/8/14, just after midnight. I'm in a heavily wooded and remote area of N.W. Wisconsin. I noticed this outside. Object moved very slow down and to the North. So slow, it wasn't perceivable. But over the 15 minutes I watched it, it did move down below the tree line and to the North a bit. Lost it below the trees. To the naked eye, it was a dot that was changing colors. But through the binoculars, it looked cigar shaped, like a plane fuselage, with colors moving on it. No noise was heard. The lights were red, blue, green and yellow occasionally. The nearest airport is closed at night, so they won't be any help. I have video, which I uploaded to youtube. I have not finalized the upload. If you think that is a bad idea, let me know. Otherwise, I really want you to see it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #112294). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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