Light over Clarksville, VA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright ball of light that moved left then right at an average speed then straight down really fast and disappeared behind the tree line. Was straight ahead of me while I was driving. It seemed to be at some distance. I’ve seen shooting stars before and this was not a shooting star.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #166106). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-01-01 → 2022-01-18
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