Light over Sarnia (Canada), ON · Canada
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The report, as filed
Saw a small light - looked like a small star coming from west. Thought it was a satellite. As it travelled east and got to the area of the sky where big dipper is, 2 bright flashes of light came from the big dipper area of the sky and the light proceeded then disappeared in the area of the big dipper part of the sky. We continued to watch a total of 4 of these star-like lights come from the west and 2 slightly from SW, for a total of 6, each disappearing when they got to the big dipper area of the sky. The 3rd one became very bright with an expanded halo of light just before it disappeared into the big dipper section of the sky. Typically, we don't see 6 satellites all within a minute of each other and their speed and slightly wobbly movements dispel that possibility. There were no other lights such as a plane would have and no sound. We feel we witnessed something extraordinary.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #155313). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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