Light over Jim Thorpe, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
beam of light hovered for 30 seconds vanished into thin air. ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch. PD))
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 2009-09-16 → 2009-10-03
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