Circle over Sand Rock, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
About an hour later, I noticed the light was gone. I laid down for the night and heard a distant explosion. The cows (I live right in the middle of a pasture) let out one loud bellowing "moo" all in unison, then nothing else happened. 3 to 4 days later (tonight) I saw a bright flash across my living room and heard another very loud explosion and it was much closer this time. Close enough to rattle the windows of my house. The cows did not make any sounds this time.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #133133). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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