Unknown over New Haven (not sure), CT
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was driving South in the state of Connecticut on the Merritt Parkway (route 15), around 9:30 pm. I could see the “half moon” in the sky in front of me. About halfway between Middletown and Trumbull, I suddenly saw three bright stars (or lights) in a perfect horizontal line, to the right of the moon. They appeared stationary. I blinked and they vanished; the entire incident was maybe a second long. It took me several days to process and realize what had happened. I was driving and it happened too quickly to take a photo. I don't know if this was an object or "just" bright, white lights like stars. I have never seen anything like this before. I have a PhD in research psychology and was not imagining this event.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #165237). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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