Cigar over Edenton, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I saw two cigar shaped objects with no wings, lights, sound or contrails. They moved from West to East in a very slow in a side by side formation. They were about 10-12k ft altitude.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #166039). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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