Oval over Carbondale, IN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It was a black oblong flying/hovering object, moving all directions, it would stop, go straight, then go sideways...then stopping and flying again, it would go stright up and down. It would fly straight then take wide curves. It would just take a 90 degree turns at a high speed and also straight 90 degree turns going up and down as well. Very odd flight pattern for a blimp. No wings. Broad day light very high in the sky just below the clouds. It appeared as of it were skimming just under the clouds. I took a picture of the Google map of our location as it started getting out of sight and it appears it may have been following the path of the river. Source of the report elects to remain anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #134413). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-05-31 → 2017-06-17