Light over Nanakuli, HI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Just after sunset, on the leeward coast, I observed a 20 degree wide shaft of deep blue light from approximately where the sun set to the zenith. I thought at first it was a military laser effect which I am familiar with, but it was too wide a beam and I believe it must be related to the aurora like phenomenon. It was not a cloud. It was deep blue and distinct. It disappeared after about 20 minutes. It was probably a plasma like effect in the atmosphere. It was unusual. Probably not an aurora, given the time of the sighting. Possible shaft of sunlight?? PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #136090). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-09-03 → 2017-09-20
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