Unknown over Madison, WI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
This occurred on April 26, 2020 – approx 7:45 pm One square/slightly rectangular shaped object (no lights) was flying slowly from the south/east towards the north/west and then disappeared behind some rooftops from my position/perspective. It seemed to be sort of turning/tumbling slowly as it slowly flew by. Right after it disappeared behind the rooftops in the north/west there was a red light coming from the same direction the first object started in (south/east) and going in the same direction (north/west). The light flickered a little as it passed behind a tall tree. No leaves on the tree yet, so it could still be seen as it passed behind the bare branches. The light went out as it was passing behind this tree. Then the exact same object as the first flew from behind the tree in the same path as the first (also no lights). It flew slowly in the same direction and the disappeared behind the same rooftops except slightly more to the right as the first object. No lights. This event took roughly 4 to 5 minutes from start to finish and occurred in complete silence; no engine noise whatsoever. I am using an anonymous e-mail address and withholding my name for privacy, I have a business reputation that I need to maintain. The local news has received many calls regarding this and have reported it was a satellite. This is ridiculous.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #155808). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-04-23 → 2020-05-10
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