Sphere over Elk City, OK
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Light appeared to the west of town. Appeared blue in the center with a white aura around it also had a "tail" like thing hanging from the back. No audible noises, would have called it a "shooting star" except it changed directions and moved forward and away. There one second and then completely gone the next with no signs it had even been there. Possible meteor?? PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #124677). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-12-11 → 2015-12-28
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