Light over Garfield, AR
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
Seen a military aircraft east of Garfield Arkansas. Had a blinking white aircraft light. Was definitely not civilian. Extremely high altitude, and moving at a high rate of speed. It was out running the engine exhaust cloud trail by a long distance before the exhaust trailer would appear behind the aircraft. Sound barrier breaking speed. It's quiet living in the country and never heard a sound. I tracked the aircraft appearing in the sky east of Garfield Arkansas. The flight path was southwest in direction. Total time I was able to track with just my eyes was all of 1 minute, minute and a half at most. Fastest moving aircraft I've ever seen. Fast and silent. It was military, not civilian. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Probable]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176521). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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