Unspecified over Laughlin, NV
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Having a cigarette at 440am on my upper balcony facing mountain. Full moon to my back and I saw what I commonly see is our local life flight. Well this looked exactly the same. Was many miles 20 I'm guessing. Although the light moved slowly and was dipping up n down. It was close enough for me to realize that it was silent. It became stationary over Laughlin high school. Moved sideways still facing forward. I took my million candle flashlight and pointed directly at it with my strobe effect. It sat still momentarily than turned east towards the casinos. I could see 5 vertical multi colored lights as it picked up speed. I lost sight behind my complex. That's the whole thing.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171146). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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