Oval over Altmar, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Was smoking in porch when saw lights. Was high up like plane but just hovered. Called my daughter out to record as it started to move up down and diagonal very quickly. We took video and recorded date and time. Was unlike any helecopter, plane or drone I’ve seen. I could see a beam coming down at some points
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #172752). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-10-26 → 2022-11-12
From the same sky