As reported

Changing over Pewaukee, WI

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The report, as filed

Object near the moon. Looking towards to the east. Object was very colorful. It seemed to change shape from triangles to thin. Just really bright with lots of colors. You can see it with your own naked eye a glow. Got my binoculars 10x50 power for a closer look. Upon closer observation, I noticed object shape shifting to triangles to skinny to round. Never seen nothing like that. Did not look like a drone or satellite. Thank you.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #159172). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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