Other over Downtown Norfolk, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
2 Miles before going through the downtown tunnel right next to the Portsmouth Naval Medical center, while driving I saw a silver trapezoid shape (not shinning) floating above some tall buildings It seemed to be far behind the buildings. It called my attention because it wasn't moving at all so i kept observing it to confirm it wasn't an aircraft since the airport is nearby and the military air base is close by as well. 3 seconds before it disappeared it flashed bright white (maybe sun reflection) and then swirled in an upward motion and vanished.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #114830). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-10-21 → 2014-11-07