Light over Otto, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Object is bright light that is stationary in sky for several minutes. Bearing E.S.E over mountains as seen from U.S. highway 141, then departed rapidly southward. Hard to determine speed, time from fixed position to disappeared, about two seconds. Seemed to have an upward angle, but hard to tell as I am in the mountains. Maybe I was traveling on a downward slope and it looked like it was going upward. I was driving and had to keep on the road. I was an owner/operator truck driver for over 20 years and I have seen many lights in the sky before, but not like this.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #127299). 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