Rectangle over ajo, AZ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
driving south on hwy 85 at 9pm. Dark sky. A bright orange light, rectangular in shape. Only lasted a few second but a second came about 15-30 after first. Thought at first a meteor but quickly realized was not. Thought a plane in trouble but never say anything in news.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171504). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-08-27 → 2022-09-13