Flash over Fire Island (Barett Beach), NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
At about 1500 hrs., on Wednesday October 18, 2017, while sitting on the stairs that go out to the beach , I observed a flash of light (yellow / green) heading in a south west direction. The observation lasted about 2 seconds. The color of the object is similar to natural gas given off by a kitchen range.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #136888). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-10-15 → 2017-11-01