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Light over Herkimer, NY

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June 12, 2020 · 10:45 PM · LIGHT

Herkimer, NY

The white light progressed across the sky northwest headed southeast. The light was moving quickly then slowing down, then moving very fast again, then slowing again, not flashing but steady. It did this for about 45 seconds then completely disappeared. We had five witnesses four adults and 1 11 year old child. One of the adult witnesses is an army veteran with combat and aviation experience and have never seen an aircraft move the way this did.

July 3, 2016 · 10:00 PM · FORMATION

Herkimer, NY

My daughter and son was out in the front of our home with the dog and as I was walking from the back of the house to meet her she was telling me about a plane she was watching and asking me if it was a plane or not. I looked up in the sky and saw a golden orange craft slowly flying in the sky, but to the northern part of the sky there was an actual plane flying and I showed her the difference between the two. Then my husband was coming up the driveway to meet us and we showed him what we were watching. Then only a min or two later 2-3 other crafts with the same color glow joined in after the first one stopped and the lights dimmed to look as if it was a faint star off in the distance. My cell phone is broken and was unable to capture anything but below is basically the shape I remember it forming in the sky before each craft’s lights faded to a very dim light. You would have to have been watching the entire time to see they were still there or would think! was a star in the distance. The dog was starting to whine for a min or so while we were watching and then we all headed inside kinda freaked out.

April 18, 2015 · 11:45 PM · DISK

Herkimer, NY

Up down and left to right. It would stay in one spot for a bit then move fast in a different direction. It was very bright and a lot bigger than an airplane. I have never seen anything like this. It left very fast in one direction. (( We suspect a sighting of Venus. PD)

September 10, 2012 · 8:30 PM · OVAL