Unknown over Walworth, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
First spotted (through window) near Alcor-Mizar in Ursa major (very high in sky) as a single bright point flash of light significantly brighter than any nearby stars. Flashes continued at about 5-second intervals each with longer duration but diminished brightness until after 3 flashes duration was about 1 second and substantially dimmer than original flash. The flashes then increased in brightness and shortened in duration until approximately identical to first flash. Cycle was seen to repeat at least 4 times until too near zenith to keep in sight through window. Object appeared to move-drift almost due-eastward at approximately 10 degrees per minute - MUCH slower than ISS or Iridium satellites that I enjoyed observing until satellites were recently de-orbited. MUCH slower than any commercial high-altitude aircraft. No dimming or obscuration of neighboring stars observed. Sky-conditions unusually clear, dark and cloud free.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #146602). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-05-30 → 2019-06-16
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