Unknown over Martinsburg, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It came in at a steady smooth speed, but as it got closer the light dimmed and it got to a very small fine light as it was almost on top of where they were lighting off their fireworks it stopped approaching and simply went straight back like reverse in a car. Now I have done a lot of research and have yet to find anything that can reverse in mid-air.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #133635). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-07-01 → 2015-07-18