Light over Burlington, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Witnessed a blinking light that moved very fast. Flashes from white to blue to pink for approximately 20 minutes then it disappears. I have two videos I recorded of the event. I can't explain what I saw; maybe someone can.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #136232). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-09-15 → 2017-10-02
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I was on the way to work and at mile marker 135, heading east on 85N. To the ENE, I noticed a green stationary light that was brighter than any visible star, and was the only light in the sky in the pre-dawn. As I was observing the light, it began to dive at an angle toward the ground at a high rate of speed, and faded very quickly to nothing as it neared the ground. The entire experience lasted around five seconds and was over. I do not drink or use recreational drugs, and was on my way to work when I saw it. I’ve lived in four states on both coasts and this is the first object I’ve seen whose anomalous nature I’m confident enough to actually report. I watch the sky often, as I am interested in astronomy and enjoy thinking about the cosmos, and I’ve never seen anything like this. I would say it could have been a meteorite, but it started out stationary and was a bright green color.
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