Cigar over Bella Vista, AR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We noticed lights on a disk shaped craft that was hovering over the lake and very slowly traveling away. There was no sound to it at all. Next thing you know it’s gone in the blink of an eye. Nothing goes that fast. Thank you for your time and please check out the video I attached. Appears to be stralink satellites in video.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #170914). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-07-27 → 2022-08-13
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December 15, 2021 · 7:00 PM · FORMATION
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March 24, 2020 · 5:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Bella Vista, AR
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