Light over Nanafalia, AL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
They hovered for a moment and then began to fade..... When the bottom light almost faded out....it shot forward heading south and then stopped, flared very bright again.... The top light faded out completely..... The remaining light began to fade again and right before it faded away......it again shot forward at an amazing speed and stopped and then flared brightly ........it did this for a total of 3 times......as it faded away completely… Another amber light....very bright appeared south of this one......and shot north at an amazing speed and stopped....and then faded out..... At this time I saw, what appeared to be standard airplane lights flying north.... After some time, not very long though...I could hear the roar of jets in the sky but no more lights...... Very stange indeed.....
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #122133). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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