Unspecified over Short Pump, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Saw a strange cloud that looked like an upside down tornado rising upward. Took a few pictures. Later when I looked over the pictures, I noticed a round objct that looked like it rose up thru the clouds dragging them upward with it. It was roundish with a blurry bubble around it. Slight orange color to it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #170838). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-07-16 → 2022-08-02
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