Light over Taunton, MA
A conventional explanation is favored by the record but was never formally confirmed.
The report, as filed
During a night out at a car meet a drone captured a light shoot across the sky. It comes from beyond the building in the distance a looks like a tiny glowing dot. As it approaches it get bigger and cross over in just a few frames. [NUFORC annotation: Insect - Probable]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178283). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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