Identified

Rectangle over Newtown Square, PA

Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.

The report, as filed

Multiple people saw this object and reported to police and news media. It was not connected by a wire to ground but moved parallel to ground. Hovered and then moved away. The witness followed up to indicate this was a 50ft solar balloon that escaped (maybe from local school). [NUFORC annotation: Balloon - Certain]

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #175246). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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