Light over El Paso, NM
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
While flying at an Altitude of 34,000 feet over the SW US in a westbound direction, witnesses saw a series of about 8-12 lights in a horizontal line about 10-15 degrees above their level attitude. The lights faded and returned in a shallow V position only to fade again. The experience lasted about 20- 30 seconds for the reporting witness. This sequence of lights caused a lot of chatter on the radio and was confirmed by 4 other aircraft in the area at different altitudes and headings.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #151106). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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