Cylinder over North Topsail Beach, NC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The vertical object was plainly visible yet my phone was unable to pick it up. It was difficult to judge the distance, it appeared to be moving down and away from me, I say away because it became smaller and smaller. It was so shocking to see because it was so visible and bright, no clouds or anything obscuring my line of sight. My first thought was it is moving down towards the ocean but then realized as it got smaller that it was moving east, away from me. The light had a white look and were in an organized dotted pattern. My first thought was of an LED type glow.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171696). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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