Rectangle over Lincoln, MT
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Lincoln, MT JULY 4th, 2021. I observed a rectangle shaped formation of red flashing lights, believed to be a single craft streak across the night sky approx. 15000 above the town of Lincoln Montana. The craft quickly moved across the sky and then slowed and hovered for 5 minutes, quickly moved forward and back and hovered again. This took place as the nightly fireworks show took place. The observation took place between 10 and 11 pm.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #164061). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-07-01 → 2021-07-18
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