Oval over Fitchburg, WI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
An oval shaped orange light was observed in sky for about 40 seconds in South Fitchburg. It was estimated to be 10ft in diameter and was approximately 400ft high in the sky. It hovered directly above the 2 eye witnesses for 26 seconds before heading west toward Madison.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #128244). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-06-30 → 2016-07-17
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