Cross over Caddo Gap, AR
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
I was out comet hunting Jan 2,2022. I did not see anything in that area of the sky, but I was intent on getting photo of comet. I would have reported earlier, but was suggested by someone that it just represented lens flare... but then others suggested the design, structure looked suspicious? Interesting? (I'm sending a small image of it). [NUFORC annotation: Camera Anomaly - Probable]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #175952). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2021-12-30 → 2022-01-16