As reported

Rectangle over Hanford, CA

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The report, as filed

One summer night, I looked out my window and looked at the sky. After a minute I saw a distortion in the sky. It was a black rectangular flying object that basses offer (sic. passes over?) the house I was in. The event only lasted seconds but I remember the craft from the distance from me; looked like a large coffee table. After the craft left my sight, I saw nothing more than the stars. While in sight the stars were all blocked out, as if there were none. Craft just flew in a straight line. During the time I saw it, there were no animal sounds. I have no idea how long I was looking out the window. The object made no sound.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #124324). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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