Flash over Montville, OH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Single, bright flash evenly illuminated the whole night sky with no point of origin. Similar to when you take a screen shot on an iPhone. My friend and I both saw it and described the same thing to each other. Felt like the night sky "reset" Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #130198). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-09-21 → 2016-10-08
From the same sky