Light over Blanco, TX

The report, as filed

It was a late evening / Early morning Summer July 2023, We were at a rented farm house for a party. As everything was coming to an end a few of us decided to step out in to the field and look at the stars. The area we were in had little to moderate light pollution so being from the city we were very happy to see more stars than we normally do. As we were looking out we saw shooting stars, satellites and planes (tons). As we looked to the north (basically the Lat and Long given) between two hills we saw what we thought were a formation of satellites. However as we would watch them we started realize that they behaved way differently and changed. The shape and color was unknown however they projected very bright lights from each craft. they were at least 100 + miles away or more, approx 20 to 40 thousand feet off the ground. Based off the curve the earth and distance. At first the lights stated in a single file line, one by one they would travel across sky from our left to right (west to east), the same speed and same brightness and would appear and disappear at the same time. I am a bit of an aviation nerd and I have a flight radar app. I used this app to see if there was any civilian aircraft lining up to approach Austin or even aircraft taking off or landing from DFW area (just based off distance and direction). however as I was looking my friends noticed that the lights began to travel more erratically and changed speeds. Example: 1 light would move across the area (same as before) quickly accelerated "up" from horizontal to vertical very quickly and disappeared. Next it seemed the "lights" followed each other in the same manner. Then as one light would move from west to east, we began seeing sets of 2-3 lights in formation, changing speeds, brightness, appear and disappear. (When i say they would appear and disappear, unlike a satellite or plane ((where you can see it move across the sky fully)) it would rapidly appear in the sky and leave without travel across the WHOLE sky). Looking at my flight radar app there were no planes in the general direction of the lights traveling and to my knowledge there was no miliary or Air Force base in the direction. Now as the night when on the formations of the lights would begin in sets of 3-5 in a single file light, then sets of 2 (one above the other). Other single lights were be moving, "stall" / "stop" then rapidly move up and away. Last before i went to bed, I saw at least 2 - 5 single lights move from Northeast to southwest direction, Up to down The lights made no sound, left no trails. They moved in a way that no man made aircraft (that i'm aware of) could do. See attached (really bad made) paint picture, and areas we were in.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178841). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.