Changing over New Sharon, Iowa, IA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Strange orange glow sw sky abt 15 miles. Kept moving to ne. Gaged movement against stable tree. Approx speed 35-40 mph. Moved steadily. No wind no other clouds. Continued in my direction. When I realized how close it was i ran for house. Looked out window. Mass was coming across drive way touching ground looked like like a fog touching ground. Moved on over to the NE. Cant see that direction from my house. Don't know what it was, but there was no wind and very few smaller cloud and the mass glowed from within.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177091). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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