Unknown over Bellefontaine, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Driving west on SR 47 I saw a single, silent flying object traveling east @ 25-35kts, 500-800 ft AGL directly against a 10kt headwind with steady red lights along the right side and white lights along the left. Darkness & zero illumination prevented identification of a shape. I don't this was an aircraft because it was silent and red position lights are on the left wing of an conventional aircraft not the right. It was not a balloon or kite because it made 25 kts into the wind so it had to be powered. Witness provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #116245). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-12-06 → 2014-12-23
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