Unknown over Thornton, NH
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
I was watching two f35 practicing over my property, when I saw what I had thought was one of them just floating, not flying. I thought this was strange so I started videoing with my phone and found that it was not a plane. When I reviewed video and zoomed in it appears to be some sort of zeppelin with propeller. As the video shows , it was flying erratically or being pushed by the wind. It appears to be rotating. [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Probable]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176229). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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