Oval over Big Flats, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was looking towards the south from my kitchen window to take a picture when I saw one dark and oval shaped object move very quickly from west to east in a straight line. There seemed to be some kind of haze or something around the dark shaped oval. The sighting lasted only seconds as it disappeared behind trees and out of my sight line. It was very close to Elmira Regional Airport in Chemung County, New York State. This information was given to me by a family member who would rather not be named so I am reporting for them. It is my own contact information below.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176156). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-06-06 → 2023-06-23
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