Flash over Franklin Furnace, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I walked outside to have a cigarette and a bright flash brought my attention to the sky. The flashes were sporadic around a certain area in the sky and faded slowly lasting about 10 minutes. There wasn't any sound and it seemed to be in the upper to outer atmosphere.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #126431). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-03-14 → 2016-03-31
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