Unknown over Ozark, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Outside talking to a friend, looking up at the sky watching for helicopter I had heard. Then I saw what at first I thought was an airplane/airline jet, but was constantly questioning the altitude, looked high. It was moving about jet speed, but only had a bright light. Sorta resembled a small star, as I was watching it makes its way across the sky in a straight line, it suddenly started getting smaller. That is when I noticed it was getting smaller because it was leaving, literally. Reminded me of a light disappearing at the end of the tunnel and being gone. I was telling him how I was in complete disbelief about it, but it did happen.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #131773). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-12-12 → 2016-12-29
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