Light over Hartford, SD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Flew a little lower than crop dusting plane may fly, and maintained a speed of at least 65mph, as it was next to my car for at least 8-9mi. It was a yellow/gold light shaped like the Chinese lanterns people may light on the Fourth of July. The light flashed ever few seconds, faster than an airplane or helicopter light. When I neared the next town and there were street lights glowing, it looked like the light was actually attached to a larger, round object. As I drove through the town I lost track of the light, and when I reached the outside of town, I could no longer find it. Source of the report elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #133548). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-04-08 → 2017-04-25
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