Disk over Boyce, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Object was white and circular. It made no noise and left no contrail. It moved rapidly side to side and up and down. It appeared to be rotating and there were faint blue and red lights on the outer part of the saucer. No aircraft could have maneuvered like that. Clear sky, light haze, 70 degs.. Suddenly/abruptly it disappeared as I was watching it, just poof, it was gone. I am a retired Senior Intelligence Officer and am a trained observer. It was definitely not an aircraft.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #179406). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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