Oval over Queen Valley, AZ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It was slowly hovering above Queen Valley AZ, just below the clouds which were more solid and shaped like a submarine stretching to the west. It was motionless when i first saw it then it slowly moved Westward, Altitude approximately, 3-4k ft up, No shape of wings of aircraft or bird. Just oval/oblong dark. It began moving slowly towards Phoenix to the west, It did pick up speed but not too fast. Faster than a single engine airplane can go but slower than a jet. It kept close to the bottom of the cloud for cover. It finally disappeared into the cloud bank far to the west. I did not take a video as I was too stunned to believe it myself. Most importantly, it was dead calm silent at that time and I could hear nothing.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177772). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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