Light over Charles City, IA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Looked out large window, moving from south to north, a blue ball of light was seen flying a a rate of about 80mph through the sky. About 1000 feet off the ground, moving towards the ground. The next day was in a bean field waiting for deer to be shot in the approximate area object was seen and a Blackhawk helicopter moving in a slow rate of speed with men looking towards the ground flew over, no markings what so ever. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #124580). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-12-01 → 2015-12-18
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