Light over Mt. Pleasant, IA
Resolved to a known cause by an investigating body, with the identification on the record.
The report, as filed
Driving home and saw what appeared to be a light in the sky. The light separated into 4 smaller light that made a square, then they went back to one. [NUFORC annotation: Searchlight - Certain]
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #178924). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-10-11 → 2023-10-28
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