Light over Parkesburg, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was driving East and the sun was beginning to rise. I frequently take pictures of the sunrise, so I was looking in anticipation for the right moment. When I looked up, a small reddish orange light appeared in the dark sky. The light then moved down and up again and disappeared. The shape it formed was a tight letter U. The light was on the right what it appeared then went slightly down and straight up to the left as if it made a letter U. I then looked for afterburner smoke trail but there was nothing in the sky. The whole view only lasted about 2 seconds. It was quick.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #160729). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-11-16 → 2020-12-03
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