Light over Independence Township, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were looking due west verified with a compass. There were seven lights lined up in a perfect row evenly spaced apart. Heading due west or going out of the earth atmosphere into space. I have pictures and video of it. There were other aircraft in the area heading west as well not moving nearly the speed of the ufo’s to reach the horizon. At first I thought it was the star formation of Orion‘s belt but realized there were seven lined up in a perfect row. My son saw it first then my wife and I and my grandson came outdoors to see it. I called my daughters boyfriend and he went outside and saw it as well he lives about 20 miles north of where I live. They all eventually faded out. The 4th up from the bottom was the last to go. It got really bright before it finally disappeared. They looked like stars or bright satellites.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #151861). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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