Other over Centereach/Bohemia, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON NICHOLS ROAD AT APROX 9:30 PM. WHEN I SAW 2 BRIGHT ORANGE LIGHTS TO THE LEFT OF MY WINDSHIELD. THEY APPEARED TO BE ON FIRE AND I THOUGHT AT FIRST I WAS WITNESSING A TRADGEDY. UNTIL THEY KEPT FLYING. THEY WERE A FEW THOUSAND FEET ABOVE MY CAR MOVING EAST. THERE WERE TWO OF THEM AT FIRST AND THEN A THIRD APPEARED ABOUT TWO TO THREE HUNDRED FEET BEHIND AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE OTHER TWO. TRAILING BEHIND. THE OBJECT LOOKED LIKE A BULLET WITH SOME SORT OF EXHAUST IN THE BACK, ALMOST LIKE A ROCKET. IT WAS DEFINITELY BRIGHT ORANGE AND LOOKED ON FIRE.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #116303). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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