Light over Portsmouth, NH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Falling light seen over Portsmouth on my drive home. Bright white light fell from approximately 1000 feet up. Fell in a straight line very rapidly and extinguished before the ground. Happened again in about the same place 2 minutes later on my drive. One more instance from much closer about 3 minutes later.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #151651). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-12-12 → 2019-12-29
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November 29, 2022 · 6:00 AM · OVAL
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April 4, 2019 · 2:00 AM · LIGHT
Portsmouth, NH
To my surprise it began to move slowly across the sky in a southeasterly direction. There are a couple of large trees in my backyard so as it traveled it would disappear behind a branch then emerge into sight on the other side of the tree. I watched it ‘fly’ all the way across the sky in a straight line, then it disappeared from my view, limited as it was, by the small window. It was not an airplane. I do not know what it was, but it was strange. I am 59 years old. I’m a retired journalist. I now substitute teach in public school. I am a church-goer and I believe in God. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
March 17, 2017 · 8:00 PM · TRIANGLE
Portsmouth, NH
Triangle shape Moving slowly above me heading north 3 lights on bottom 2 in middle 1 at the point Source of the report elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
August 25, 2015 · 11:40 PM · LIGHT
Portsmouth, NH
08/25/2015, 23:40, 40 degrees from north, 35 degrees horizontal. Stationary object. White constant light. Through binoculars there were red and green balls moving around a constant white light. The balls were moving in a vertical plane. By eye it looked like a plane but it was stationary. The apparent distance seemed off for it to be a star. ((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS)) This is a supplemental to my earlier report. I had called the Portsmouth Police and an officer swung by while I was looking at the object through binoculars. I just saw him again and he agrees is a craft. ((END ADDENDUM))
January 24, 2013 · 5:25 PM · UNKNOWN
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November 13, 2012 · 7:15 PM · RECTANGLE
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Large house sized object floating in mid-air near Portsmouth traffic circle.