Circle over Montville, NJ
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Very bright light. Much larger than a star I took a picture and video. It appears to have a halo effect around it. It jumps in and out so I got some good pictures. It definitely had some colors in the center. It was only there for 1 hour then moved much further back in the sky. It always appeared to have a tail that was also a bright light .
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #155046). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-04-10 → 2020-04-27
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