Light over Black Hawk, CO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The light sat just above the mountains. Initially thought of as the shine of a planet however the light dimmed to a small dot. It stayed in place then wavered. After this action it was thought to be a helicopter or a plane. However, not additional colored flashing lights, like a plane were visible. After it had dimmed and wavered it had started to shine again. This shine wasn’t as bright but it was brighter than it was after it dimmed. Then it disappeared amongst the night sky.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #154821). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-04-02 → 2020-04-19
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