Other over Dawson, WV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I work overnight at a hotel. Right after daylight I walked outside. I look up and I noticed what I first thought was a plane. I noticed there is no exhaust or sound and it seems to be glowing. I watch it for probably less than a minute. I see it going above clouds and coming back into view. What was clearly a rocket or some other elongated shape suddenly became a dot and disappeared as if it shot into space.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177039). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-07-24 → 2023-08-10