Disk over Austin area (near), TX
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Full white slow spinning cloud disc (perfectly round), size comparable to Sun (bigger than moon) as seen from ground. Disc spinning and the white disc leaving a smooth cloud trail that's the same diameter of the disk, length maybe 4-5 times the diameter of disc. Looked and acted like somewhat similar to a contrail. Traveling North bound'ish and a sudden turn to the North east into a normal cumulus cloud and then not seen again. Moving pretty fast compared to the normal clouds.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #165034). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-10-21 → 2021-11-07