Cylinder over Dublin, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright orange object floating in far distance for 1 to 2 minute. Thought it was a planet at first, but the color seemed to be unique. It became larger and larger very very quickly - sustained in air for a 1 minute. Moved sideways very slowly until it could no longer be seen. Way too high up, too bright, and it moved way too quickly to be a drone.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #175488). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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