Cigar over Canberra, AUSTRALI · Australia
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
While in bed, I saw a long, thin (dimensions of a pen), white? object approx. 5+km away travelling at constant speed low in the sky. No sound, no trail. I got out of bed to watch. Object travelled in a straight line at constant speed (not fast, but visibly moving). Estimate object travelled north, like a missile (but not at pace). Faint lights visible along length of object, no "tail" lights like an aircraft. Witnessed object for less than a minute (40secs?) before losing it behind nearby trees obsecuring my view. Kinda cool. At the time, considered videoing, but decided it was too dark and too far away to capture. I've never seen anything like this before - probably never will again.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #170509). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Department of Defence (Australia) · records window 2022-07-15 → 2022-08-01
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