Light over Dover, OH
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The report, as filed
I took the dog out pee. i was looking at the Big Dipper when I first saw one dim light,then I saw two other lights following in a triangle shape. The three lights moved across the sky with no sound and at a very fast pace. The two outside lights moved to the center light and then went back to their first location. The altitude of the lights looked to be like that of a satellite or the ISS flying over. The lights went from overhead to the horizon in 2 to3 seconds. I have watched countless satellites and aircraft, but have never seen anything like this.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #137852). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2017-12-13 → 2017-12-30
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