Unspecified over Tewksbury, MA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Nothing in nature or manmade could have produced this light on the same night as other sightings in the area.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1971-01-04 → 1971-01-21
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October 14, 2023 · 8:15 PM · RECTANGLE
Tewksbury, MA
While driving home from Maine and heading to NY state 6 or more rectangular bright white lights where noted in the sky starting in Lawrence Mass and until Tewskbury Mass. These objects rotated in a circular manner and moved in the sky at lightening speed to the front of the vehicle and side of the vehicle at one point all the objects jetted into 1 combined white light image with a rainbow feature they moved faster than any object we had ever seen. We did not dare to pull over on the side of the road instead we pulled into the Gas station off the Tweksbury exit near the cracker barrel and I took a video of one of the lights which appeared smaller in size and almost appears Iike a small orb significantly smaller than the ones in the sky . When you look up into the object it appeared to be bright white with a blue sky interior and mind you it was dark outside. When leaving the gas station to get on the ramp to get back on the highway 5 to 6 of the objects appeared in the sky so close . We have no idea what these objects were .
April 2, 2022 · 10:35 PM · CIRCLE
Tewksbury, MA
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Tewksbury, MA
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May 1, 2017 · 5:00 AM
Tewksbury, MA
We saw an alían in our house for a couple seconds than it vanished. We where both in the living room watching a movie, and suddenly the TV pixelated and and frozed and right next to the TV we saw what appeared to be an Alían in the room, it was dark but we both saw it. It was very tall and had very long fingers and with a pointy tip, and the skin was like a reptilian skin. (They have always been among us wachting us and are closer to us than what we think) they make them selves invisible when they want. Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD
January 29, 2017 · 3:00 AM · UNKNOWN
Tewksbury, MA
A loud pulsating sound of low tone/pitch woke me up at approximately 3:00AM EST. The sound seemed to get closer and further away at random intervals. I've never heard a sound like this before. This did not sound like a combustion motor or any other motor I have heard. I tried to see if I could see anything in the sky but could not.
December 9, 2016 · 7:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Tewksbury, MA
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