As reported

Light over Spencerport, NY

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The report, as filed

I was up with my dog at 4:00a.m. and saw a small (pea-sized) blinking, white light outside my window. I was outside when I first saw it, and it was about 12 inches from my head. It was a very bright, white, blinking light. I went inside and watched it for several minutes. There was no beam and it was not a laser. It was stationary for several minutes, and then it slowly moved across the window. I ran and got a flashlight, and when I came back, it was gone. It did not make any sound. It was not an insect, and it was not a drone. It wasn’t a sold object. It was just a bright, white light. I am a 72 year old woman with all of my faculties. I rarely drink, and had not been drinking the night before this happened. I’ve never taken any illegal drugs and am not on any narcotics of any kind. I am a former school teacher. I’m a wife, mother, and grandmother. I’ve never witnessed anything like this before, but I am positive this is what I saw.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #163860). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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