Unknown over Saint Maries, ID
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My son and I were feeding the horses right at dark, and as they ate their grain and the sky darkened, I pointed out a N/S traveling satellite. It was easily visible and traveled at a steady pace. We continued to watch the sky for other satellites and I happened to glance back to where we lost the visual of the satellite (south) and I noticed an object that looked like a satellite but it was moving from the south to the southwest. However, it was moving away from the earth, getting smaller and smaller, until it appeared to disappear into the stars. Satellite?? PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #118900). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-05-05 → 2015-05-22
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