Light over Troutman, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I immediately told my husband to look and soon after the started to form a angle and go up. I instructed my husband to hurry and park the car so I could get a picture, all while watching them out the window. They started to go upward until they disappeared but a few seconds later I saw one single light go straight up into the air and dissappear. My husband seemed to think they were airplanes but I quickly informed him that planes can't fly that close without crashing into each other. I do believe what I saw was not of this world.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #125039). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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