Disk over Hidden Springs, ID
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
My husband and I went into the foothills to look at the night sky. Can't remember if we were looking for something in particular. I took two photos. One showed the big dipper and the other showed this odd form. I have not reported it before because we did not actually see it until we got home and checked the photos. The photos were taken through an open car window facing foothills and the sky. [NUFORC annotation: Camera Anomaly - Probable]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178281). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-10-27 → 2021-11-13