Light over Thompson Ridge, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Driving south down route 302 out of Pine Bush, NY, passing by Thompson Ridge, NY, 5:30am this morning just before dawn, saw hovering just above treetops 5 or 6 dim white lights closely spaced and tilted at a slight angle to the ground. No flashing FAA lights. Hovering over an uninhabited large swampy area just south of Thompson Ridge. One large craft or 5-6 small ones? Was in sight for 2-3 seconds, pulled out my phone to take video as I was driving, my view was obscured for a split second by a couple of trees, and when I next looked the lights had vanished.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #118658). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-04-24 → 2015-05-11