Rectangle over Ridgeville, SC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Leaving Volvo plant from night shift, turned into Volvo Car Drive, towards 176, and saw what I thought was a fire truck with all red lights going crazy in the middle of the road, before the 4 way stop signs thinking it was an accident. As I was getting closer, about 100 yards, vanished, as if someone turned a light switch off, and as there was nothing there.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #143872). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-11-21 → 2018-12-08