Changing over Rural/Not Applicable, WV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The object flew low (close to 1000 feet roughly) overhead and made very little noise, not like an airliner or an helicopter, minor sounds of wind moving past the object, sounded like a light breeze. After video ends, the object disappears in a matter of seconds despite the perceived slower speed of the object. Greenish and reddish hued lights could be seen occasionally coming from the sides of the craft, not bright like an aircraft, much "fuzzier". Appears to change shape from round to elliptical. Checked an online flight tracker, there should not have been any flights in the area at the time.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171950). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-09-17 → 2022-10-04