Light over Spout spring, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I saw an orange light moving west to east. Object seems to change direction occasionally. Did not hear jet engines, or propeller. Altitude was approximately 5000 ft. Object was south of me. Object did not make any sudden moves during its flight. I am sure it wasn’t a meteor it was moving too slow. Only a single light was seen, no flickering, was a lot larger than any aircraft light I have seen. Light didn’t appear to luminate like a search light used on aircraft.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #136779). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-10-13 → 2017-10-30