As reported

Light over Jamestown, NY

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The report, as filed

I was putting my dog out and happened to look up at the sky. I noticed a bright light and thought it was Venus. As i looked at it, it started to blink and move to my left. After about 5 seconds it made a 90 degree left hand turn. It then made another 90 degree turn for 5 seconds during which time it was out of sight due to a tree top blocking my view. It made another 90 degree turn and ended up where it started. I woke my wife up and she witnessed it along with me doing the same thing multiple times.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #172687). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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