Teardrop over Hoschton, GA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I saw a jet airplane flying much lower than normal and in an unusual direction (almost straight west instead of the usual southwest direction toward Atlanta). Approximately 1/4 mile behind it was a white light shaped like a teardrop. Much smaller than the plane itself. I watched it until it reached the tree line and the light seemed to be getting closer to the jet as it left my sight.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #122206). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-09-18 → 2015-10-05
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