Light over Indianapolis, IN
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
While driving this morning I noticed a strange, pastel yellow light in the sky; I noticed it because it was a shade of yellow that was distinct from everything in the skyline. As I saw this, I was going westbound on 465 in Indianapolis on the north side just before the north split to meridian/us 31. The light appeared to elongate or stretch out away from the point of origin before snapping to the new point and collapsing back to its original size. It then disappeared. There was only one source of light, it moved in a linear fashion, and it stayed the same color (did not appear to change color or have an aura-like appearance).
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171223). 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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