Circle over Wheatfield, IN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
WHITE ROUND LIGHT VERY VERY HIGH UP GOING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH IN THE EAST SKY AROUND 0430 CST. HUGE BRIGHT STAR UNDER IT. WENT ACROSS THE SKY THEN DISAPPEARED. WAY TO HIGH UP TO BE A COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE. IT GOT NEAR THE BIG STAR THEN I COULDNT SEE IT ANYMORE.IT DID NOT STREAK OR CHANGE COLORS OR ZIG ZAG. SEEMED LIKE A STRAIGHT PATH.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #158774). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-08-16 → 2020-09-02
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