Flash over Buffalo, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My 2 friends and I saw them at first and thought it was a plane, but then we see the lights flashing slowly and extremely bright. Then we saw another. It would randomly move location after a few flashes maybe 20 seconds apart. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #135873). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-08-20 → 2017-09-06
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