As reported

Cigar over Portland, TN

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

2 white cigar shaped aircraft flying opposite directions. No wings visable. No sound. No contrails. Clear skies. Unsure of altitude. Other witness looked up and asked what are those? Caught my attention and we began conversing. Didnt look like planes. My Dad was a pilot, so very familiar with identifying specific aircraft in sky at many altitudes. Had witnessed the same days before, just one craft... But figured light was playing some sort of optical illusion. They were flying at a normal aircraft speed it seemed, but dissapeared into sky quicker than a normal aircraft would.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #113942). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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