Unknown over Manitowoc, WI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
This is confermation of Manitowoc siting. Went out for a smoke noticed 1 red glowing light hovering, then more started to join. Moving north along the lake. Called my wife out to witness also recorded it. Together we seen at least 10 glowing objects moving slower than a airplane, watched until out of view. Was tempted to chase down. That is all. This is not my first ufo in ne wisconsin.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #151922). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-03-29 → 2019-04-15
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