Light over Gila Bend (west of; on I-8), AZ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were traveling East on I-8 from San Diego. About 10-15 miles West of Gila, around mile maker 80, I noticed a light in the field following us. It kept the same speed as our car. I thought it might be a helicopter spotlight, but there wasn't any. Then I thought maybe the truck in front of us was shining a flashlight, so I passed the truck. The light continued to follow us. All 3 in the car saw it. It continued until I almost reached Gila Bend and then disappeared. We never saw the source of the light, just the ground illuminated .
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #131234). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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