Unknown over Saginaw, TX
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was in our back yard and saw a weather balloon in the sky with binoculars. I then set up a spotting scope on a tripod to get a better look. that is when I decided to put my Iphone up to the eyepiece and snap a few pictures. There were no other aircraft in the area and the sky was clear. I took 3 photos 3 seconds apart. The first and third photos only showed the balloon. I noticed an object next to the balloon only in the second photo. I enhanced the photo to make it clearer. I am attaching 2 photos showing the balloon only and the other with the UAP next to it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #170373). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-06-23 → 2021-07-10