As reported

Oval over Asbury Park, NJ

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Three of my friends and I were on the Boardwalk heading towards Ocean Grove around 8:30 last night, and saw a very bright light in the sky over the ocean. Two of my friends thought it was a plane and walked off. Another friend and I stayed and watched it (it was sort of oval shaped). It just stayed in place so it couldn't have been a plane. Plus it was very bright. Suddenly this large bright light became a pinpoint of light and then, in a split second, disappeared completely. No noise at all. Then just darkness. WOW!

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #131568). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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