Circle over Stanton, DE
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We saw a bright light moving slowly across the north east sky. It was flying south. There were no flashing lights, like on every airplane that flies around here. When it disappeared, we saw another light flash quickly and only once in the north eastern skyline. The light had a vary distinguished shape to it. It was circular with dark spots inside the light, I can draw what I saw but don't know how to explain it in words. After that light, we saw another light with no flashing lights,vary high in the south eastern skyline. It moved from south to north vary quickly. We then saw two flashes of light similar to the one I explained already. It was quick flash with the same shape as the other one. The entire event took place in less than 7 mins.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #121176). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-08-14 → 2015-08-31
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