Light over Chesterfield, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Driving down Centralia rd going SE, I happened to have something catch my eye, and I looked up and exclaimed to my husband and kids in the backseat (young children), “Look a falling Star!!l but a closer look would suggest this was no falling star, as there was no trail, and the color was a blue light in a circle shape that changed to a bright green color within seconds as it fell toward the ground. I would say it was closer than any other object I have seen in the sky before like airplanes or shooting stars. It fell slowly and then disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye after about 5-7 seconds. Me and my husband were in awe and excited to have witnessed this! Sad we were not able to get pictures in time.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #151892). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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