Light over Millers Falls, MA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My boyfriend and I were standing on the French King Bridge above the Connecticut River in Millers Falls, MA, around 8:30 p.m. on April 9th, 2016. It was a clear, cool night, and the only lights around were the streetlamps that lined the bridge and a few passing cars. There were no clouds in the sky, the moon was a waxing crescent, and we could see the stars clearly. My boyfriend was looking up when he pointed out a light that was moving slowly in the sky directly above us. It was the size and color (white) of a star, and had no distinct shape. It made no sound, left no visible trail, and was not blinking. Suddenly, the light moved back and forth erratically in a few different directions, and then shot off into the south sky at what can only be described as the speed of light. We viewed it for about a total of 15 seconds before it took off into the distant sky.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #144761). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-04-06 → 2016-04-23
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