Formation over New York q, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I've seen ospreys and marine 1 many times in and out of JFK, What I saw here is nothing like I've seen. As I was walking to the back yard with my infant son, the first couple of seconds, I thought I was looking at birds but none of the wings were flapping. These objects were moving consistently in one direction. Im familiar with drones and know JFK is a no fly zone but I couldn't come up with what these could be. I didnt assume weather balloons and lanterns simply because of the airplanes.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #173458). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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