As reported

Light over Southbury, CT

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

I was driving in the car with my husband and noticed a very bright light in the sky that was moving very fast with sparks behind it. It made an arch shape, zoomed off and disappeared. It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. It only lasted a few seconds and by the time my husband looked up it vanished.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #144080). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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