Triangle over Manchester, IA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Fairly large triangle shaped craft of some sort hovering in place for around ten minutes about a kilometer from my house. It only had two white lights in the back and one red light at the front, which was pointed in my direction. I pulled my phone from my pocket and aimed the camera at it and while it was a pretty clear night, it would not come up on my camera. Needless to say it's left me a little spooked because I just sort of humored the idea before this experience. It was also completely silent. Also, earlier, my vehicle's battery was acting a little funny. Source of the report elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #133465). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-04-01 → 2017-04-18
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