As reported

Light over Columbia, PA

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The report, as filed

Hi Michael long noticed a strange blinking light out of a window at work then when I went out to get a better look at it it was I saw with my own eyes was up there and it was hovering along the above the tree treetops the object made no sound

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #166222). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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