What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Departed from kosh on night VFR to ktip with control clearance with flight following, approximately about 20NM I contacted and stablished communication with Wisconsin approach. At the same time at about 5500 feet I experienced with unlatched canopy and it flipped fully opened. I immediately pull the throttle back to reduce the airspeed and diverted the flight back to kosh. In route I announced to Wisconsin approach that we have open canopy and returning back to kosh and later in flight squawked 7700. I found the airport flew over midfield saw gun signal made a standard traffic pattern and executed a normal landing. I met the fire truck and talked with tower and had fire truck to escort me to privacy data omitted.
As the FAA filed it
DEPARTED FROM KOSH ON NIGHT VFR TO KTIP WITH CONTROL CLEARANCE WITH FLIGHT FOLLOWING, APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 20NM I CONTACTED AND STABLISHED COMMUNICATION WITH WISCONSIN APPROACH. AT THE SAME TIME AT ABOUT 5500 FEET I EXPERIENCED WITH UNLATCHED CANOPY AND IT FLIPPED FULLY OPENED. I IMMEDIATELY PULL THE THROTTLE BACK TO REDUCE THE AIRSPEED AND DIVERTED THE FLIGHT BACK TO KOSH. IN ROUTE I ANNOUNCED TO WISCONSIN APPROACH THAT WE HAVE OPEN CANOPY AND RETURNING BACK TO KOSH AND LATER IN FLIGHT SQUAWKED 7700. I FOUND THE AIRPORT FLEW OVER MIDFIELD SAW GUN SIGNAL MADE A STANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERN AND EXECUTED A NORMAL LANDING. I MET THE FIRE TRUCK AND TALKED WITH TOWER AND HAD FIRE TRUCK TO ESCORT ME TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.