Circle over Sandown, NH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A very bright, white, round, object passed over my house, from West to East, at 2100 hrs. It appeared to be approx. 3 times bigger than how a large star/planet would appear, and it seemed to be much lower than where most large aircraft would fly, possibly 3 or 4 thousand feet. There was not a contrail. Many airplanes fly overhead, and no matter how high up they are, they can be heard. I could clearly see that there were no wings, no blinking lights, it moved slowly and steadily and was silent. This is the second time I have seen this type of aircraft on this same route. The last time was in October 2016.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #135607). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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