Flash over Erving, MA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Hi, I recently moved to western MA. One night me and my mother were driving to our home when we suddenly found our selves back where we started. We thought nothing of it and went home. That night I was laying in my bed and I saw two air planes go past, you know the usual red flashing lights. Then I saw an object in the sky, it flashed a yellow light, then a red, then an almost purply color. It moved up and down in an 's' shape, then it disappeared. This was about last Wednesday or Tuesday. Last night, 12/10/16, I saw a yellow light in the sky. It didnt't move, the only thing that happened was the brightness kept changing, then there was a bright light and I do not recall the rest, I fell asleep.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #131706). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-12-07 → 2016-12-24