Other over Swindon, UNITED K · United Kingdom
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
the object made a big distance in seconds then stayed in one spot for over 3 minutes, its light was very strong and unusual colour of green. By the time I grabbed my phone I could only film it from a distance but in the first 2 seconds it was VERY impressive. In the attached video it looks as though the object moves a lot but it didnt, I just struggled to keep my phone up steady, I didn't think I managed to film it at all, only later i realised I got quite a lot. I stopped filming after it disappeared, so the whole even was no longer than 4 minutes from my viewpoint (my bedroom window!) I don't know if this is related (and i doubt it is), but I had no WI FI connection for a few minutes after this (mobile data was fine, that's how i sent my video to family and friends).
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #173574). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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