Oval over West chester, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Today 9:20 am Tuesday 5/2/23 I was driving back from the store when stopped at a red light I noticed an object approx. 150-250 feet in the air ascending into a cloud for about 7-12 seconds. The object had a defined front nose with a blurred nontangable rear. Orange glow that appeared to encompass the object as it flew upward into a cloud. Aura or glow- bright enough I could see it broad daylight. At this point the traffic light turned green and I had to focus on the road again. I first thought it may have been a plane behind the sun rising- then I realized the sun was in the other direction.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #175558). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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