Cigar over Duluth, OR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
No sound, contrail, lights, or change in sleep or direction. Took video and photos but unfortunately only the photos turned out. We watched this craft or “cigar” move from north to south near the shoreline until it was no longer in view. Any input or questions are welcome. I would the opinion of others. Would be pretty cool if it was really something :) 1st photo is hard to see but the 2nd is the same photo just zoomed. Taking with an IPhone.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171977). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
Ask for the records
What would the paper say?
For a dated, located U.S. sighting, FAA radar data and ATC communications are the records most likely to exist. Through Aletheca, the house instrument, anyone can commission the request — filed, chased, and published in the open, refusals included. The draft goes over already written: the records sought, and the date window they would live in.
Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-09-07 → 2021-09-24