Circle over Viola, AR
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The objects appeared one at a time and only lasted for a few seconds ( 10 at most). They appeared in different locations, but in the same area. There were 7 total over about 15 minutes. They would appear ( extremely bright, like Jupiter or Venus) and travel in a downward direction towards the tree line then it would fade and disappear. This has happened a few times before in this same area and allowed me to get a couple of pictures. We see several “ufo’s” that have the same pattern of appearing, fly for a few seconds, and disappear. All these take place in the north/northeast sky. I would love to know what they are. If they are satellites or something else.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176053). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-05-13 → 2023-05-30
From the same sky