Unknown over Northampton, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
At about 9:00pm I was outside and say a very bright light north west of my home near Bath PA 18014 in the direction of the Blue Mountain. I noticed it was motionless and made no sound. I went inside to get my wife and daughter and they came out to see what I described. Their thoughts were it was a helicopter, a balloon with lights, or a blimp. As it did not move, made zero sound and was extremely bright I personally assumed it was a UFO. I have never witnessed such a bright motionless object. The distance from my vantage point was more than a mile but again, it was at the same place for 35-40 minutes and again, no sound.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #154848). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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