Unknown over Petersburg, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
There has been an object hovering outside of our home for almost an hour now. It moves zigzag and in a circle while changing pattern and colors of flashing lights.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #130145). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-09-19 → 2016-10-06
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