Flash over Oakmont, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were outside in the backyard a repeated flashes of light was happening in the sky to the east of us - very large very round, this was not lightning. it was happening in the same place. over and over. There did not seem to be a pattern of the flashes. Also, the flashes seemed to be sort of circular shaped. VERY big in the sky. I remember thinking the flashes of light looked pink. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides little contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #128729). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-07-19 → 2016-08-05