Light over Stayton/Salem, OR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A single glowing reddish orange flickering light. Becoming brighter as it appeared to be travelling towards Stayton from WNW. At its brightest the light changed slightly south and fizzled out.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #116383). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-12-29 → 2015-01-15