Circle over Cortland, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was taking photos at the beach. I didnt notice anything in the sky until I was home and looked at the photo I took. The photo right before this was clear.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #148110). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-08-03 → 2019-08-20
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