Disk over Hampton, TN
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
The UFO seems to be moving pretty darn fast. Only two frames of it were captured but its clearly a disk shape. [NUFORC annotation: Bird - Probable]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177648). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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