Light over Redfield, IA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I looked into the sky to the west of the moon and I saw a bright star that was white and seemed to turn reddish, too. I thought it was a planet since there were no other stars. Then suddenly it faded away, I saw something dark just as the light went away, and then just blue sky. There were planes in the sky and I could see their bodies because of how the sun was shining in them still. I could see exhaust trails from the planes, but this light had no trails, no illumination from the sun. It was way to high in the sky to be a helicopter. I couldn't believe I saw it two days in a row; I tried to pull over and record it, but just as I did, it faded away. I'm going to look for it again tomorrow!
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #143763). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-11-11 → 2018-11-28
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