Rectangle over Swan Lake, NY
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Observed on Ring Device. rectangular light in 3 parts hovering and moving horizontally over 3 to four feet at side of house for 32 seconds. Observed a streaking light shooting out from it into the sky. After it disappeared we spotted several lights in the sky on the video.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178210). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-09-08 → 2023-09-25