Oval over Mount Pleasant, WI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It first appeared as a very bright star with a haze around it, then we noticed it was coming in quickly, but first thought it may have been a plane because it had alternating flashing lights moving away from the craft as if on wings, but then it suddenly was about 200 feet above us and we realized it was moving slowly as if looking to land, we notice the odd oval shape, but two lard balls of light, one red and one blue opposite sides of the craft. I second guess it may be a drone until I look directly up at it and seen how huge it actually was. I screamed for my friend to whip the car around so I could get video of it, as he was turning around in a driveway we seen it gaining speed rapidly, but the time we turned in its direction to follow it, it was gone! There was little to no sound, more like a whisping of wind sound, and I wouldnt be surprised if it actually landed. It sure seemed like it was trying to retrieve something or find something.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #137914). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-12-18 → 2018-01-04
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