Light over Madison, ME
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was smoking a cigerett and saw a sesna (small airplaine) flying . I looked up to look at it as it was flying low. I then noticed a very bright light high in the atmosphere. Moving very quickly then turned off at a 45 degree angle and picked up speed then disappeared. It was a clear morning with the sun shining. There was no visible object (airplaine, or metal) it was just a bright light in the southern sky and as bright as it was it looked as if the light should have been bouncing off of whatever it was , from the north...it was super weird. No sound, just a bright light ..
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #149313). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-09-26 → 2019-10-13
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