Teardrop over New Cumberland, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
At 10:06 pm, on 3-12-2016, traveling east on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, about 1 mile from Exit 242, a bright red ball suddenly appeared in the sky coming from the north. The ball was traveling at a fast pace, seemed to hover overhead then started to rise when it just vanished. Photos were taken with a cell phone. When photos were enlarged, ball actually appears to be a tear drop shape containing a bright white light, surrounded by a red exterior. Prior to seeing the red object, there were two bright lightening type flashes that occurred about 2 miles from where the red object was visible.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #126348). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-03-09 → 2016-03-26
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