Rectangle over St. Martinville, LA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We are a wife (me) and a husband in our 50’s. I’m a housewife; he’s an auto technician. I saw a very large white/silver rectangular object moving toward E/NE. No wings, no lights flashing or otherwise but the object was very bright (the sun was still out and the sky was totally clear). I ran inside to get my husband and he came outside with me and saw the object. I’m absolutely kicking myself because I couldn’t get to my binoculars in time to get a closer look. It seemed to be at a high altitude and moved across the sky not quite as fast as the ISS but faster than a high altitude airplane. Neither of us has ever seen anything like it. I’m sure there’s a rational explanation.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #164209). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-07-29 → 2021-08-15