Cigar over Esther, AK
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Lots of wind and noise. A very bright light appeared over the horizon. The wind pushed us down to the ground with such a great force. I was able to lift my head up and look at the silhouette of the craft and it seemed to stretch across the entire ridge. There were several circular lights across the aircraft. Admits all the wind and noise I herd a whisper, as if someone was right next to me, tell me to be quite. I looked over my shoulder and saw nothing. Then the craft went straight up and climbed through the atmosphere till it looked just like any other star.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #160723). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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