Unknown over Villanueva, NM
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Daytime, afternoon/midday. Looked at a photo we just took. Saw tic tac in background partially in/near the clouds. Not in photo immediately before or after. Both have photo experience. NOT a lighting/exposure issue. I don’t believe most photos of UAPs are real but I think this WAS something. Have no idea if time was weird, we weren’t keeping track. Asked him if he still has photo, says he doesn’t know (he’s a photographer and doesn’t save them all if he has a better version in the series). I would have reported it earlier and with the photo but I just found out your resource existed today. Don’t know if there were electrical disturbances. We didn’t check. Weather disturbances on and off that week while camping there. Silvery or light color. Looked like a classic tic tac based on other photos I’ve seen. Used to be more of a skeptic but was open to the possibility of it. This photo always seemed to have something real in it to me. Will send photo if my ex can find it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #168653). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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