As reported

Light over Kearney, NE

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The report, as filed

I was out on the back patio around 4:10 in the morning, looking up at eastern sky, and saw a light move in a arc “like it was doing a turn” . It faded in and then out, like it was catching the reflection of the 3/4 moon. Skies were clear, I would estimate it was 20,000 to 30,000 ft AGL, no navigation lights.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #159615). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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