Unknown over Montello, NV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Nothing special. I also had observed the same thing a few months ago in the same place (Pilot valley, NE Nevada.) A high altitude, slow moving object, flashing a bright light every 5-10 seconds. Watched for a few minutes, but lost it as the light got dimmer. Could not actually see object, just the light burst from it. Bursts would last about 0.5 seconds. It was not consistent with an aircraft or satellite.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #135807). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-08-14 → 2017-08-31
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