Light over Ardonia, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Solid white/blue speck of light seen flying in the sky while driving on route 87. The light smoothly flew at a fast speed, then suddenly changed directly (90 degree like angle), and accelerated suddenly away at an incredible speed. The acceleration made it seem the light was an object that "beamed away" (left a quick trail). The sky was very clear that early evening, with very little clouds and an overall clear night sky. 1 light/object was observed by 2 people in the car. We thought it was a shooting star, but realized it was in the sky too long, and the light was bright and consistently bright. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #147980). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-11-08 → 2018-11-25