Light over Ann Arbor, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Everyone with us was amazed, and everyone agreed that it did not look like lightening. Not to mention lightening and thunderstorms during the winter in Michigan are very rare. The light was also a bit green.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #138410). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-01-13 → 2018-01-30
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