Circle over Topsail Beach, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Glowing orange ball about 5' diameter observed at Topsail beach at roof top level..changed shape .elevated, then left
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 2011-10-04 → 2011-10-21
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July 25, 2019 · 8:00 PM · CIRCLE
Topsail Beach, NC
Saw 2 red lights next to each other about 5 miles away. Paired lights would dim down then re-appear at a different location in height and left to right. This happened many times and the 2 lights (sometimes only one) were always at different locations in the sky appearing for maybe 7-10 seconds at a time. After a few hours of random locations, 5 pairs of lights lit up across the sky (perfectly synchronized on and off) for several seconds then they all faded out and I never saw them again for the rest of the night. The lights looked exactly like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GkUs79K940E except they appeared more red in color. When we saw the lights, the internet connection went away. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
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Topsail Beach, NC
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