Oval over Between Maine & Binghamton, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Saw a very bright light in the field ahead and slowed down the truck. Saw a large, brightly lit, oval-shaped craft, emitting a light yellow-gold in color ascending into the sky at the same even speed an elevator would ascend. Once it came close to the clouds, it took off to the left and disappeared from sight. Husband got out of the truck to look and saw it elsewhere in the sky traveling at a high rate of speed. At that moment, his friend called & informed him that his son and friend had seen the same thing about 10-14 miles away and had caught it on video. We have the video.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #173737). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-01-01 → 2023-01-18