As reported
Changing over New York City/Philadelphia (Between, On Aircraft), NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Light bacame bright and changed into elongated form then split into 3 or four objects heading east somewhere around ~20ꯠ feet
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.