Cylinder over corydon, IN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was driving westbound on Interstate 64 (altitude ~534ft) when the object was seen in fixed position just above horizon. At first I thought it might be an airplane, satellite or possibly a star or sunset. Unsure of how large the object actually was since it was too far off to get a realistic measurement, however it appeared to be hovering around the Evansville, IN area but it could’ve been much further west when viewed directly from I-64, it was definitely large, oblong and stationary in the western sky. It had an oblong-oval / cigar shape and appeared bright white in color such as found with a star or a satellite / metallic object reflecting sunlight. I viewed it for approx. 15 minutes before exiting highway (exit 105) and it was still in the same location fixed on the western horizon when viewed directly down the I-64 corridor. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #114144). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-09-27 → 2014-10-14