Light over McMinnville, TN
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The report, as filed
Watched red light that was not flashing in sky NE of my home. Light set still approximately for 3 to 4 minutes. A small airplane with flashing light flew behind it in an easterly direction. Then the solid red light slowly moved in an easterly direction very slowly for approximately 2 minutes. Then the red light went slowly straight upwards for approximately 1 minute. Then the red light moved slowly back in a westerly direction for approximately 2 minutes. Then the light blinked 1 time & went out in the sky just like you had turned a light switch off. When I say moved slowly no airplane could move the slow. It was like a crawl. It was not a helicopter cause the light would have been flashing just like on an airplane. Slate blue sky background.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #117156). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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