As reported

Light over Bay Shore, NY

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The report, as filed

Super bright white glowing spherical stationary object seen hovering South Westerly at civil-twilight, no sound. Seemed to grow larger at times. Duration of approximately one hour and then vanished.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #131498). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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