Other over Surry, NH
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The sky flashed blue for a split second. Then I looked up and saw an oval of blue light that expanded almost as it was exploding. Then after a second the shape faded and a beam went off eastward. Then I lost sight when it went to my right over the treeline.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #179509). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-08-06 → 2022-08-23
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