Light over McNeal/Douglas, AZ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
As it got just before border, it took a 90 degree turn, and the jets blew right past it, traveling really fast, no way they could make the turn, the object traveling WSW, crossing border, jets returning the direction they came from. Dates and time are only approximate. I'll try and find you a date and time, because I sent a message to my friend in Almira Washington. There was a lot going on then, so sorry I didn't get you a report after it happened.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176750). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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