Light over Pasadena, MD
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The report, as filed
Driving in my neighborhood I saw bright circular lights over the houses. They began to make formations like a straight line. The lights scattered from a formation and slowly deminished one at a time. [NUFORC annotation: Flares - Possible]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178636). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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March 26, 2020 · 5:45 AM · SPHERE
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March 26, 2020 · 5:45 AM · SPHERE
Pasadena, MD
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