Light over Bellaire, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Clear cold night, visibility and ceiling unlimited. Large, bright object to east of Bellaire MI, stationary in sky, approximately 10 degrees off the horizon. Object appears to have multiple flashing lights, white, green, blue and occasionally red. Experienced observers opinion that these lights are not consistent with aircraft navigation lights or a hovering helicopter. Same light set has been seen on 2 or 3 occasions in different parts of the sky, mostly to north of Bellaire, again by multiple witnesses. One aircraft was visible in the sky during this sighting. Sighting of Sirius. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #116090). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-12-15 → 2015-01-01
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