Light over New York, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Was in my backyard smoking a cigarette with my best friend when I looked up and saw the planet Neptune soon thereafter 1 super bright light and right next to it another much dimmer light appeared out of nowhere stood stationary for approximately 5 seconds and then started moving towards the direction of the planet Neptune in a slow steady direction. Soon thereafter they started dimming and completely disappeared by the 10th second.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171040). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-08-07 → 2022-08-24
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