Circle over Salem, SC
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were sitting around a campfire at our lake property in Salem S.C., when a swarm of UFO’s came across the sky. One craft was ahead of the others, and the total count was around 15. We immediately thought about filming it but both realized our phones were too far away. We watched as the swarm of crafts flew across the night sky silently. As the approaching about 3/4 the way across the sky they simply faded, and disappeared. The entire incident only took 8 seconds. My wife and I just looked at each other spellbound, on what we had just witnessed. The swarm of UFO’s all were flying in a perfectly straight line, with the one being out from, separated from the pack. We know for certain these were not satellites. They were too low and too bright, and too fast. The fact that they vanished into nothingness was the thing that really stood out in my mind. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Possible]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177983). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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