Circle over Norlina, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It was moving slowly and appeared to be very close , not like a plane or a planet. It had blinking lights and was visible for about 5 mins and then disappeared and then reappeared a few moments later. It was like just hovering over.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #175565). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-04-28 → 2023-05-15