Light over Carrabassett Valley, ME
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
At 12:51 am, a series of bright, blinding lights erupted in the sky. These bright lights lasted for about 4-5 seconds and then mysteriously vanished into the dark. Thinking it was some strange form of lightning, we waited for the thunder to follow, but no noise was in pursuit. After that, we went inside and two of us, a male and a female ages 18, woke up several hours later with a series of scars on our lower backs that we had never seen before. Please call with any information regarding similar instances.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #127303). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-05-14 → 2016-05-31