Disk over Tucson (Pima Co.)(copper mine S of ), AZ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Flying over open pit copper mine in Arizona enroute to Atlanta from San Diego. Looking at copper mine at 35,000 feet, noticed a disk at low altitude near mine. It was a saucer shaped disk. It stood out in the terrain, hovering. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. We would like to have the source of this report contact our Center via telephone or e-mail. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #135992). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-08-26 → 2017-09-12