Cigar over Grand Canyon, AZ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Taking a rest on Grand Canyon south rim path I saw an object I thought to be a milar balloon.It was first seen at my 2 o’clock and proceeded to my 11 o’clock at estimated speed 400- 500 mph just about 30- 45 degrees of my view from straight ahead view alerted my girlfriend who also witnessed same thing. Object made no noise and moved from northeast to southwest steady straight line. Air Force vet gone to many air shows. Never seen anything like that before..thank you bill
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178706). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-10-02 → 2023-10-19
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