Circle over Haven Beach, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
But then as it got closer, it moved away from the coast towards the water and slowly disappeared. As this happened, we saw a bright flash over the ocean like a shooting star but more hazy and quick,a second later the light was gone. We watched over the water for about 10 min and saw a sudden bright reddish light appear. It was gone within 15 seconds. Military? Drone? Or ufo?
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #121103). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-08-09 → 2015-08-26
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