Oval over Near Portland, OR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was driving in my car, and saw a big oval-ish shape in the sky (which appeared to be shining with a white/silver color). I could tell it was flying fast, because after about 15 seconds it looked like a star in the night sky (It was day when I saw it). After about another 15 seconds it was so far away that I could not see it. The other people in the car couldn’t tell what I was pointing at.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171603). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-09-02 → 2022-09-19