Cigar over Dillsburg, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Star like object in sky, swinging sideways and dipping up and down with many colored lights. ((NUFORC Note: Arcturus? 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 2013-09-20 → 2013-10-07
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