Oval over Niagara falls, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Oval to rectangular in shape, almost black with what appeared to be 2 windows and a possible antenna. Hovered well below clouds then all of a sudden shot straight up and disappeared. Don't know if anyone else saw it. Niagara falls airport about 3-5 miles away. Went really fast straight up.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #163180). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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