Triangle over St. Johns, MI
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
they were fast moving. Slower than a shooting star but faster than anything we have ever seen move across the sky. We watched them move across the entire sky above us but the whole event lasted approximately 5 seconds. It was an incredible sight to see, unreal.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #163656). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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