Light over woodsville, NH
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The report, as filed
at 6 pm, i heard 2 very loud helicopters fly over headed sse. which was unusual in itself, i've lived here more than 20 years and am familiar with the flight patterns of commercial jets and the small aircraft from the nearby town airport. i live in a very rural area with no military bases close by. at 8:40 pm i again heard the sound approaching from the sse this time and went outside to see a large helicopter being accompanied by 2 small lights, 1 in front roughly 100 ft. and the other in back and to the side. i've never seen anything like it. i was in the Navy in a P-3 squadron and have seen many types of aircraft.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #173373). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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