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She pressed the lens against the glass to eliminate the reflection of the cockpit lights. On the small screen, the object became terrifyingly clear. It wasn't a formation of separate crafts. As they passed near a thin layer of cirrus clouds illuminated by the moon, the silhouette became visible.

"Look at the scale of that thing," Maya whispered, her hands shaking slightly as she held the tablet steady. "It’s huge. It has to be wider than a heavy jet."

The silence on the flight deck was heavy. The steady hum of the engines returned to the forefront of Elias's consciousness. "Maya," Elias said quietly after a long moment. 2022---A--V--shaped-object-filmed-by-the-crew-of-an-airliner

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"We have visual on a cluster of lights, looks like a V-formation, high off our left side," Elias replied, his voice measured and professional.

"I got it," she whispered, looking down at the iPad screen. She played back the last few seconds. The footage was grainy, but undeniable. A dark, geometric shadow slicing through the night, defiant of every law of aerodynamics they had ever been taught. "I got the whole thing." As they passed near a thin layer of

Elias checked the fuel cross-feed and glanced over at his first officer, Maya Lin. She was monitoring the navigation display, her face illuminated by the primary flight display.