Light over Westlake, OH
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The report, as filed
I was driving down I90 Westbound around the Rocky River/Westlake border. It was dark out and the highway lights were on. I saw a green streak of light moving very quickly west at a height of (best guess) a few thousand feet. The light moved very fast and was shaped long and skinny. The light was very bright and it was a green/dark teal color. I saw it for a few seconds before it disappeared into the dark sky. It moved was faster than an airplane and the shape was something I've never seen before.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #150164). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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