Formation over Jekyll Island, GA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We saw five identical orange orbs in a horizontal line. We watched them for about 10 seconds but were unclear as to how long they had been there. They momentarily shifted and became three orbs lined vertically. This was probably less than half a second. They disappeared immediately after shifting positions but we thought there might still be one of the orbs moving and flashing to the right. We were standing on the shoreline and saw this take place right above the ocean.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #176115). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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