Light over Hellam, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
High in the night sky were 4 linear yellow/white lights traveling together. Then a dim light came off of it and went downward leaving a faint trail. That downward traveling light then then turned into a blinking red light. The 4 linear lights kept traveling and then faded away. The blinking red light continued downward a bit longer until it was out of sight.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #172664). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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