Circle over Jamaica (Queens), NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I heard a low lawn mower sound for at least 20 minutes, assuming my neighbor was doing some weird activity as usual or what not. Until I looked out the window I saw the strangest thing, a stationary object in the sky that was perfectly still that was emitting a beam of light. I took a video and 3 minutes afterwards the beam turned off and it flew away. It was closer than an airplane, almost like the distance of a blimp. I would like to send this video, but I don't know how to mail it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #145731). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-04-16 → 2019-05-03