Circle over North Salem, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Bright white rings of lights moving erratically in the sky over the mountains in the front & back of house. Four of them landed on the mountains in front of house 10 miles away and 10 of them landed in woods in back of house 5 miles away. Through binoculars I could see rings of orange light & rays of orange & white & red lights shooting up.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #174709). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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