SCP results look strange when using >> to append to file

Question

I am trying to record a reoccurring test to a txt file using tail but there is an issue with the output.

The commands I am running are:

script -q /dev/stdout -c 'scp /home/user/test.img user@pc28:/tmp' | tee /home/user/scp.log

tail -3 /home/user/scp.log >> /home/user/test.txt

The issue is the text looks like--

^Mtest.img                                                                                                                                                                           
0%    0     0.0KB/s   --:-- ETA^Mtest.img                                                                                                                                                                          
16%   82MB  81.7MB/s   00:05 ETA^Mtest.img                                                                                                                                                                          
35%  178MB  83.2MB/s   00:03 ETA^Mtest.img                                                                                                                                                                          
51%  256MB  82.7MB/s   00:02 ETA^Mtest.img                                                                                                                                                             
65%  328MB  81.6MB/s   00:02 ETA^Mtest.img                                                                                                                                                                          
84%  421MB  82.8MB/s   00:00 ETA^Mtest.img                                                                                                                                                         
100%  500MB  87.0MB/s   00:05`

instead of

*test.img 
100%  500MB  87.0MB/s   00:05*

which is what it looks like if i cat the file. I see the long messy output if i less or vi the file.