Rectangle over South Hills, WV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Last night I was on my way to Kanawha State Forest to see the enjoy the twilight hours during this break of cooler weather. On the way I noticed a very bright white flashing in the sky. It was like lightening but only in a small area. As I got closer I was looking for a break in the trees to get a glimpse. Finally, I saw it twice it was flashing 4 large lights along a rectangle shape. They flashed all at the same time and were fairly large. If I had to guess I would say it was only about 200 yards into the sky. I rolled the window down in hopes to hear something but with the sound of the air coming through the window I couldn't make out any sounds. I have never seen a UFO before and only recently began thinking about them so it seems so impossibly coincidental I would see one but I have spent all day trying to think of anything else it could be and can come up with no answers. Also, the lights were not moving. I found this site hoping someone else would have ! seen it. I plan to return to the road same time next week in hopes of seeing the same thing to help figure out what it was but don't suspect I will see anything. I wish I could have got a picture but I was driving on a curvy road at night I couldn't just stop because I saw lights in the sky.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #113507). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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