Unknown over New York City (Middle Village), NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Noticed an object flying through the air from south to north in Middle Village NY at around 2030 hours on Friday, Aug 12, 2016. Object had no sound, and had two sets of two red lights and right behind those were two green blinking lights. Moved swiftly and quietly through sky. Not sure how high, but approximately 500 to 1000 feet maybe.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #129209). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-08-09 → 2016-08-26