Circle over Clinton, CT
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Again, I was sitting out on my back deck when a bright white light appeared in the sky. It flew in a straight line for about a minute. Then it changed direction and began flying in a 90° turn. After about 30 seconds it flashes brighter and vanished.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #134308). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-05-11 → 2017-05-28
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