Circle over Batavia, IA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Looked like an extra bright star. But through binoculars I could see there was a bright white light in the center with several lights around the outside edge forming a circle. The object would turn a little, and it would turn oval. Then a couple of times it looked like something was partially in front of it. Something black that blocked part of itself and you could see no glare. There were 2 like this and possibly one other farther off that was a blinking white haze. They were hanging out trying to look like stars. This was in the south sky and I know for a fact they weren't stars or planets.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #127178). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-05-02 → 2016-05-19
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