Cigar over Indian Lake, NY
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The report, as filed
Sitting out in front of the camp fire on Lake Abanakee in Indian Lake NY on 8/19/2022. The sky was clear and all stars were visible . At 9:45 pm my wife noticed a white line that was very bright moving slowly across the sky over the lake towards the north west. It did not leave a tail nor did it have a bright head on it.. it was uniform in color . This line was moving across the lake slowly at a uniform pace for appx 15 seconds then disappeared . I have seen all sorts of shooting stars and comets throughout my life but never have seen anything like this Which is why I’m reaching out . The pics attached were what we were able to take of it. It doesn’t look like much but it was much brighter in person NUFORC: Starlink
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171241). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-08-16 → 2022-09-02
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