Unknown over Fruita, CO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was going to the store, when a light caught my eye. I looked at it, assuming it was an airplane. But when I paid more attention to it, I realized that there was no noise. I looked at it for about 5 seconds, and then the object flew backwards and flew off faster than anything I've ever seen.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #157679). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-07-13 → 2018-07-30
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