Disk over Portlamd, OR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Multiple lights were spotted in the sky. Some brighter than others, some at greater distances and none of them followed the same flight pattern. It was as if they just hovered, dangling on an invisible string. I have seen this happen for the 3rd time now and even captured (blurry) pictures. Witness provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #138915). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-02-20 → 2018-03-09