Circle over Epsom, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
It was north of me, stationary at first. It began moving from the left to the right and stop directly in front of my porch. I held of the V for Victory and the Brite Flash once off again. After one or two minutes, it began to move again. It continue with the softer flashes, intermittently. While moving to my right, south East for the aircraft. It paused for about 3 or minutes. Then continued on. It stop flashing but I could clearly see it until the craft it went out of site. I did 2 a 2nd one right after, I thought it was a airliner, since it was a light with a red aircraft warning light I commonly see at night. I wanted to believe and do believe this was man made, hoping at least. Told myself it was. Unless it was a drone, it had to be about 8 thousand feet, if it was the size of a Black Hawk, or Huey Helicopters. It could have been higher or lower, just my best guess. I have jumped out of both and I have jumped at night. This event lasted about 20 to 30 minutes.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #135334). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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