Formation over Marfa, TX
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Looking straightup,in totall darkness,slightly north, 10-2oclock position, looked like stars,even satellites, but 15 seconds apart on straight path from west to east far up above and not so far up above,for 20min I counted 35 of them, probably missed a few, thought it was strange after I counted 10, but after 45, shakey experience. one after another appeared in same spot thought it wasn't going to stop
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #154419). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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