Triangle over Bristol, RI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The object appeared as three white lights and when going to look at the lights they moved so fast they appeared as white lines across the sky before disappearing (getting up to and going past light speed maybe)
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #138811). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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