Light over Fairland, IN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
MY WIFE THOUGHT IT WAS A DRONE BUT IT MOVED WAY TOO FAST. IT WOULD STOP IN THE SKY AND CHANGE DIRECTION AND TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET IN AN INSTANT. WHAT REALLY MADE ME FEEL IT WAS A UFO WAS WHEN IT CLIMBED STRAIGHT VERTICAL ABOUT 100 FEET IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE. NO DRONE COULD MOVE THAT FAST.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #120014). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-06-30 → 2015-07-17