Chevron over Milwaukie, OR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It was flying from the North to the South. It was lower than the commercial airplanes. It was silent as it flew almost directly over us. At that height I can hear the planes as they bank over us to go in for landing at the airport. This was completely silent.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #150692). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-11-10 → 2019-11-27
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((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) Thanks Peter. Rain drop is my rational explanation also. It was amazing luck and an amazing sky that morning. Sincerely, ((name deleted)) ((END ADDENDUM))
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