Light over Deshler, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Was driving west on county road 111 surrounded by corn and bean fields. About half a mile away as we were approaching we noticed a very bright light on the ground in the field. Initial thought it was a fire in the distance, had an orange hue with an aura around it. It was almost a rectangular shape making us think it was a combine. As we approached it , it suddenly disappeared as if shutting down a combine or turning off head lights. The light lasted for about 10 seconds. When we passed the location there was no combine or farm machinery and no other vehicles or house. It was an empty bean field.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #179103). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-10-21 → 2023-11-07
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