Circle over Ardoch, ND
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I live on a farmstead. In back of my home is a wooded area. As I was in bed looking out the window. There was a large bright light that lasted 3 seconds. Right after you could see a light descending into the woods you could see this light hitting the branches as it went down. I was not able follow it due to some buildings and I was a little afraid to go out side. I was by myself.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #172148). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-10-15 → 2021-11-01