Disk over Ellicottville, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Accidentally captured a picture of a UFO, while focusing on amazing fall foliage. Disc shaped or might be cone as its slightly blurred, over the hills in Ellicottville, NY on 9/26/20 at 429 pm. Got two pictures at two different angles. Didn’t notice it until later. Black and/or Silver, must have been moving fast as it is the only thing in the picture that is slightly blurred. There were 3 of us at the time and people in the Ellicottville Dog Park, but I took the picture on the way in, and parked a distance away from everyone else. Based on the dimensions probably about 30-50 feet wide. Can't believe I didn't notice it at the time, but simply didn't look up and took a long range shot. Buggers.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #159571). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-09-23 → 2020-10-10
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