Formation over St.Thomas, PA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
We were standing on our back porch watching in awe as dozens of tiny red and white flashing lights zoomed across the sky into triangle formations releasing what seemed to be smaller red blinking dots. The lights were moving at least 10,000 miles per hour disappearing and reappearing almost at random. We heard cows screaming at one point which is strange because we do not live near any cows. While admiring this sight they all suddenly disappeared and didn't show back up. Before that happened one of the lights moved at least 25,000 mph away from something almost as though it was fleeing. This object seemed to be larger and brighter than the other ones. I also felt a presence of being watched.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178016). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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