Cigar over Jackson, TN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I noticed a silver/metallic cigar-shaped craft near the 45 bypass and Vann Drive area. It was moving very slowly and did not appear to be an airplane. There were no wings, no propellers, and it moved very slowly. The sky was completely clear and I was parked where I had a good view of it. It headed South West.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #137493). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-11-24 → 2017-12-11
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