Cigar over Oakton, VA
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Object looked like a string of lights at least 15 miles out and 2 miles up. Object(s) moving west to east then headed north and the string of lights ended as only the back of the line was showing and then disappeared. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Certain]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176233). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-06-09 → 2023-06-26
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