Unknown over Mercer, ME
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was sitting outside on my porch and a light caught my eye. I looked up and grabbed my phone to start videoing. As you can see this object appears to have a spot light or something emitting light, it moves upward leaving a Smokey trail before disappearing into the night. It is completely silent. It is not a plane, it is not a drone, it is not a helicopter. What is it?
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #172007). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-09-21 → 2022-10-08
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