Circle over Montgomeryville, PA
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The report, as filed
I was driving off the PA Turnpike at the 309 exit. I was heading North bound onto 309 when a bright light appeared in the sky to the West. The light was bright white, no color at all. It was bigger then any aircraft I have ever seen by 10 times at least. If an airplane was a quarter, the light I saw was about the size of a lid from a quart of paint. The shape was not round nor square, but seemed to change slightly back and forth, as I watched. The road did not have a turnout to pull over safely so I drove on. As I watched the light it followed my pace for about 3/4 mile and then slowly headed north east over my head and out of sight.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #115208). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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