Circle over Dothan, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I saw a Orange round shape in the east and when I saw it it was still, then it began to move toward the north at a steady pace. No sound, no heat. Continued to watch and as it got farther away looked like fire coming from the rear.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #128263). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-07-01 → 2016-07-18
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