Unknown over Richmond Hill, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
As I was about to go to sleep, I heard a really loud sound, almost like a buzzing sound. Loud enough to shake the house, but people who were sleeping didn't hear it. I thought that it probably was an airplane flying low, but the sound and volume remained consistent. So I peaked out my window to see what it was. I saw a blurry figure, and it was emitting a blue, almost white beam to the ground. I noticed a sphere descending from the blur. As I was trying to make sense of it all, the sound stopped immediately and the light disappeared. I thought I probably dreamed it, but my neighbor mentioned the loud sound as well without me mentioning anything about this the next day. He was awake at that time too.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #162071). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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