Circle over Clermont, IN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Saying goodbye to a friend in my driveway, and my neighbors were outside seeing off friends of theirs, as well. Turned around to go back in the house, facing south, happened to look up to see circles of light in the night sky, which appeared to be behind the clouds that could be seen with the moonlight. At first, there were only four, but then there seemed to be 6 to 8 of them, all the same size, and all moving in different directions and at different speeds! Two would shoot out to the east and west, while the others moved around near the center. Then, four seemed to form a square, because it sort of created arched beams of light between them. They honestly looked like spotlights, only there was no trail of light going from the ground to the sky. Also, I don't think a person could move one of those giant spotlights that fast. There were no big events in that vicinity that night. I shouted to my neighbors to please look with me, so I know I am not goi! ng crazy. It was the strangest thing I have ever seen. After the lights moved around haphazardly behind the clouds for about 15 minutes, they just drifted off with them. Early that same day, helicopters were hovering in the area. Not sure if there is any connection.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #109472). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-05-06 → 2014-05-23
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