Light over Norwich, CT
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Dark night sky had one area that was lit up pink, and then later on it was brilliant neon purple against the black sky. We took pictures and posted and several others saw it as well with no explanation of where the light was coming from. I could see from my front step and never saw it before this time and haven’t seen it again since.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #149821). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-10-08 → 2019-10-25
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