Circle over Rye, CO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A star like object was seen moving across the sky. The star seems to have a haze around it that moved with the star. After a few minutes it stopped moving and began to shoot what looked like white lazer like lights in a 45 degree pattern. The lights traveled away from the craft and the haze appeared at the end of each beam. After the beams disappeared the haze remained and continue to grow across the sky in a half circle arc. During that time the original star like light faded from the sky. Then eventually the haze also disappeared. Our entire staff witnessed this.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #168814). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-06-16 → 2022-07-03
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