Triangle over Downington, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was walking my dogs at 4:45AM and I noticed an unusual grouping of lights in the southwestern sky, at about 25–30 degrees of elevation. Could not determine distance. Lights varied from red to yellow to green to white. What struck me was that the relative brightness did not change, so I assumed it was remaining stationary, as relative to my position and it also did not change its lateral position. It moved vertically until I lost sight due to clouds, I am sure of it being vertical as the light intensity and size of object did not change.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #142630). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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