As reported

Light over Exeter (UK/England) · United Kingdom

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

At first I just thought my mind had been playing a trick on me. I decided to mention it to the others but felt sceptical at the same time, as I didn’t want to sound crazy. So the way I phrased it was “you know when you see something weird, but you don’t know if you really saw it or not”. Before I had the chance to explain what I saw, one of the others described what I saw exactly. This made me certain about what I saw and I spent all night trying to find a reasonable explanation. The next night, I saw it again. Another star, static for a moment, but then shooting off in the same direction. However, this time none of the others witnessed it.I have attempted to find a scientific explanation for this, but I have found nothing. I am really curious to know if others have seen this before, and would appreciate a reply explaining what this could have been, as no video on the Internet seems to replicate what I witnessed. I did stumble across one video that did seem close, however the light had a gradual acceleration.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #159778). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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