Changing over Lafayette Hill, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Fast moving, large, bright light low in the sky from East to West. Definitely Not a plane or satellite. The light suddenly vanished without a trace. After a minute, a long, narrow cigar-shaped cloud appeared in the same place. It looked like a con-trail from an airplane, but it was much shorter and there were no lights. It continued West, but moved up and down in a random pattern as it moved quickly across the sky- I've never seen a plane move in such a way. It also kept fading in and out- sometimes appearing substantial and sometimes appearing to be just a cloud in a cloudless sky. Then it vanished, too.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #118983). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-05-16 → 2015-06-02
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