Light over Granville, NY
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The report, as filed
A couple nights ago on the way home at around 9 pm, I saw a bright light coming up along the road. It was exactly like this picture, except much brighter. At first it looked far off, but as I drove, it then looked real close and not to far up in the sky. It was so unusual that I pulled over to get a better look. Then I opened the window to get an even better look. It looked just like in this picture with the rays going in all directions. There were no flashing colored lights like a plane or jet. It must have been pretty bright because the whole area was lit up. What really hit me was the silence, it was dead quiet. No sounds whatsoever. Then I got a bit scared and reached for my phone to take a video or picture. I looked over to pick up the phone off the passenger seat and when I looked back, the light was gone. This area is huge pastures and hay fields. It wasn't anywhere in the sky, like it disappeared. For the next ten miles home, I scoured the sky, nothi! ng. I keep seeing this light in my mind and can't stop thinking about it.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #148948). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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