Oval over Mansfield, CT
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Saw what we thought was a “low flying plane” but didn’t move, and it was too bright for any stars. Looked like a football with a slightly narrowed bottom. I had my son watch it from the back seat to see if it moved at all but he still says it was still the entire time [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Possible]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #179609). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-10-31 → 2023-11-17