Teardrop over Wallington/Passaic, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Seen traveling eastbound about 9,00-12,000 feet altitude. Looked like the red Chinese lantern type, smooth and slow zig zag path. Stopped emitting light, just before entering open cloud pocket, however its light was still visible before entering cloud space, and still visible after lights were of. Dusk like atmosphere, barely light on horizon. Just one seen. Captured on cell phone video camera.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #118248). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-04-02 → 2015-04-19