Light over Mantua, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The object appeared and started moving across the sky. It had a glowing tail like a meteor but moved much too slow to be one. It was pale yellow/orange and moved across the sky and down over about five minutes, disappearing behind the tree line. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #129439). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-08-19 → 2016-09-05
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