Circle over West Point, IA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
So does anyone have any ideas, or are there any other witnesses?! Myself and 3 other adults seen an orange glowing object in the sky over iowa (Lee County) about 9:45-10:00 pm on 8/3/2015. At first I thought it was one of those glowing lantern things people let go near the 4th. It traveled from north to south fairly fast, it took approx. 1.5 mins. from one horizon to the other. Also, after about 5-6 mins. a second orange glowing ball/circle appeared and did the exact same thing as the first; they looked identical, it could have been two different objects or maybe the same one?? Also it didn't have a "tail." It was just an orange round ball, traveling through the sky. It was father away than any plane or jet I've seen!
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #120923). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-07-31 → 2015-08-17
From the same sky