Sphere over Rockwood, ME
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Camping on Moosehead Lake in a remote cabin with family. We were just getting ready to put out the campfire when myself (teacher) and cousin (police officer) saw a very bright sphere in the sky with two verticle beams above the treeline. Just seconds after it appeared it disappeared with a huge bright flash (no sound) that illuminated the entire lake. All animals went quiet until the flash was over.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #158803). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-08-12 → 2020-08-29
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