Cylinder over Suffolk, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My neighbor, wife and I saw several flying objects from southeast to northwest around 1800... I guess about 10k feet. It was one of five objects about 10 minutes apart. Looking through my rifle scope, I could not observe any wings or chem trails. This picture (I'll send to address below) does not give any justice of what we think it is… I have seen drones while in Iraq and did not long anything like one! They were traveling about 10 minutes apart in the same direction and height. No doubt that they were cylinder shaped and shinny. Could not see any windows or ports holes. My hair on my next was surely rising on my neck!!
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #146091). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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June 27, 2020 · 10:00 PM · OVAL
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