Cigar over Worcester (18 miles SE of), MA
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
I saw a streak of lights all separate from one another, almost like stars really close to earth. The lights lingered for over a minute before they disappeared at once. If I held my fingers up, the trail was approx. 2-3 inches long. I am not 100% sure that there was an aircraft present, as it was dark out. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Probable]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #165703). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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