Changing over 54.690 163.771, AK
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The report, as filed
Mt. Shilshaldin Elev. 9404 above sea level Weather: Clear skies No wind at 6500 feet Aircraft flying in a SW DIRECTION on a track from 54.945-163.452 to 54.744 164.382 Pilot approaching Mount Shilshaldin on a clear day with no clouds observes nothing out of the ordinary and is watching carefully. No clouds are visible and flight at this point is uneventful. (PIC 1A) Strange cloud / Phenomena appears out of no where 54.690 – 163.771 above the peak of the mountain. (PIC 2A) Object appears to be shrouded in Cloud. Becomes more defined. (PIC 3A) Shrouded object becomes more defined and appears to have a horizontal vortex trailing from the upper area. (PIC 4A) Object in relation to Mountain is stationary and becoming more defined. (PIC 5A) 2nd pic of object next to mountain. Something appears shrouded but defined directly below main object (PIC 6A) 3rd pic of object next to mountain (PIC 7A) As Aircraft moves away from the sighting and glare becomes an issue on aircraft window object begins to change shape. (PIC 8A) (PIC 9A)
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #156776). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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