Oval over Columbu, GA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
PLEASE DISREGARD LAST REPORT - This happened at 3:04 AM, so in the nighttime, and not at 3:04 PM in the afternoon like the last report incorrectly stated. My mistake. Sorry about that! I was in my garage putting my weights away when I looked outside and spotted what appeared to be a flying object. Upon opening my door, I realized it wasn't a plane - it was flying much lower than that. It appeared to be almost like a flying SUV, sort of oval-shaped, but there were no wheels. There were windows on the side and bright lights on the bottom that were either white or light blue. I could tell which part was the front of the UFO, like how you can tell where the engine is on a car. When I went to take a picture, it flew away, leaving something like a trail or a cloud of smoke behind it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #172295). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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