Light over Frederika, IA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Driving on 63 N noticed bright light in the sky above Frederika as I watched light flash was gone and saw sigar shape craft it lit up as bright light and faded out
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #121841). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-09-06 → 2015-09-23