Light over Finksburg, MD
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Saw shooting star and a minute later saw bright light sitting in same spot like it was come to me or facing me and before I could get my phone out turned and went other direction and disappeared, fast and so bright. I've only seen this once before when I was a kid nothing can move that fast on a dime and turn direction.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171017). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-08-05 → 2022-08-22
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