Cigar over Greemough, MT

The report, as filed

UFO REPORT SEPTEMBER 2018 GREENOUGH MONTANA I WAS A GUEST AT THE ((name deleted)) RANCH WITH A GROUP FROM MY INDUSTRY. I WAS WITH 4 OTHER FRIENDS BEHIND THE LODGE WHICH OVERLOOKS THE BLACKFOOT RIVER. IT WAS A FULL MOON NIGHT AND THE MOON WAS BEHIND US ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BUILDING. I SAW A BRIGHT LIGHT COME INTO VIEW AND AT FIRST EXPECTED IT TO BE A METEORITE WHICH I HAVE SEEN MANY MANY TIMES. AS IT CAME INTO VIEW IN FRONT OF ME I COULD SEE IT WAS CIGAR SHAPED AND BRIGHTLY ILLUMINATED OVER ALL IT'S SURFACE. THERE WAS NO SOUND AT ALL AND NO CONTRAIL OR EXHAUST VISIBLE. AS IT PASSED ME IT WAS ONLY VISIBLE FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS BEFORE IT DISAPPEARED AS A DOT OF LIGHT UP THE BLACKFOOT RIVER VALLEY. THERE WAS NO APPARENT ARC OR DEFLECTION TO IT'S TRAJECTORY. THERE WAS INTERNET SERVICE AT THE RANCH AND I LOGGED ON AND SEARCHED FOR UFO SIGHTINGS IN MONTANA. I CAME UP WITH A DOCTOR IN LIBBY MONTANA WHO HAD SET UP AN AUTOMATIC CAMERA OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE AND AFTER 5 YEARS CAME UP WITH AN IMAGE THAT MATCHED WHAT I SAW THAT NIGHT. HIS PHOTO WAS FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #162548). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.