Other over Stony Brook, NY
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
There was a big ship shaped flying object hovering overhead. It was very loud and sounded like a drone, but bigger and louder. It had 1 or 2 white lights and 1 red light. It did not look like a plane or helicopter. It was moving very slowly in the same area for about 20 minutes, then flew away quickly. There were other what looked like smaller drones flying about as well toward the end. [NUFORC annotation: Aircraft - Probable]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177966). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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