As reported

Light over Stroudsburg, PA

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The report, as filed

As me and my coworker are driving down the highway on the way to work, we were talking about ufos and had our eyes on the beautifully clear early morning sky full of stars. As we are approaching the Wind Gap exit we both notice a bright ball of light hovering above the mountains. As soon as we both noticed the object the UFO/UAP immediately shot straight down towards the ground at unbelievable speeds. No noise and no explosion as we surmised that the craft went straight down to the ground, disappearing into the trees of the mountain.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #172852). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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