Changing over Flushing (Queens), NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
TWO GOLD METALLIC CYLINDRICAL OBJECTS STANDING PERFECTLY STILL (NO WIND AT GROUND LEVEL) INTERTWINED CHANGING SHAPE RAPIDLY. FIRST THOUGHT, BALLOONS BUT A COMMERCIAL JET PASSED THE OBJECT (LAGUARDIA AIRPORT IS NEARBY) GIVING ME A GOOD ESTIMATE OF IT'S SIZE. IT WAS LARGER AND HIGHER THAN THE JET!!!! THE OBJECT GRADUALLY GAINED ALTITUDE AND DISAPPEARED.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #148188). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-08-01 → 2019-08-18