As reported

Changing over Bucksport, ME

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The report, as filed

I take photos of birds while walking on the Silver Lake Road in Bucksport Maine. I did not see the object until I got home and looked at the photos. I use a Canon Powershot with an optical zoom of x40. I took 5 shots of a Eastern Kingbird sitting on a branch, when I got home I observed an object behind and to the left. I cropped all 5 shots, and attempted a technique I use to show borders and shadowing. I include 2 of the cropped original shots as well as the object crops.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #168408). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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