Oval over Wilksboro, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Traveling from Wilkesboro, NC, to Statesville, NC, on Highway 421, my friend and I witnessed one strange object as we were driving. It moved just a few seconds across the sky and then descended quickly straight toward the ground behind trees, which put it out of our sight. At first glance, we thought it was a huge falling star, but then it became clear that it was far too large for be a falling star, too bright and a different color. Neither has us have ever seen any a light in the sky the same color of this object. When first spotted, it was moving very fast, then seemed to fall to ground at a slower speed. It appeared that it moved a little closer as it was falling in front of us and the details became easier to see. The green light was outlined by a thin, lighter green haze and there was three other circular lights inside the green oval.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #113951). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-09-22 → 2014-10-09
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