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Elkins · WV, USA
Man witnesses large, brilliantly bright, silver-white light, size of a full moon, passing overhead. Obj. flashed, then disappeared.
New Albany · PA, USA
2x turkey hunters notice a very bright, round light in sky. Obj. suddenly breaks into 8-10 individual lights. Center translucent.
Longmont · CO, USA
Mother & daughter see immense blue flash in sky. 2 min. later, saw shaft of blue light w/oblong cloud on top, illuminated on inside.
Salem · OR, USA
4 individuals witness distinctly red light above clouds. Changes to white, back to red, then disappears. Video footage taken.
Blossburg · PA, USA
Sen.mil.(ret.) sees large, rnd, bright "ball of orange light" ahead,in formation w/ comm. a/c pass overhead! NOT meteor.Exclnt rept.!
Gorman VOR (inflight) · CA, USA
Airline pilot reports peculiar object near Gorman VOR in California.
Bandy · NY, USA
Young man sees very prominant white light streak from E to W in southern sky. BRIGHT white light, and VERY fast. Short trail.
Riverside · NJ, USA
Woman & daughter see V-shaped obj. w/ red/blue/green lights streak across sky, stop dead, hover. Many neighbors witness object.
Lake City · WA, USA
Young man sees disc-shaped obj. w/ "double dome--top and bottom, w/ red light around middle" do wild gyrations in N sky. Streaked.
Odessa · NY, USA
Husband & wife witness a large ball of light w/ a long green trail streak across sky. Very dramatic sighting.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Jacksonville FAA relays rept. from 2 airliners: both at 41' k. see two objs. in large cloud of blue light streak by them. NOT meteors.
New York City · NY, USA
News media rept. Pakistani & TWA airliners departing JFKennedy airport witness very bizarre, fast obj. in their proximity.
Frostburg · MD, USA
Man (anonymous) repts. that his brother had seen a strange light streak from N to S. "Scared the daylights out of him." (No facts.)
Reading · PA, USA
Man sees VERY BRIGHT orange/red, distinctly round fireball STREAK across sky parallel to horiz. Long tail! Not meteor, he thought.
Greenwich · CT, USA
2x men see VERY bright yellow/orange ball of light STREAK across sky E to W parallel to horizon. Not a/c or meteor they thought.
Frostburg · MD, USA
Man sees a bright yellow, round ball of light w/ green tail stretching from hor. to hor. go slowly from NE to SE in W sky. Clear sky.
Greenwich · CT, USA
No summary available.
Watkins Glen · NY, USA
Six teenagers on hill witness a BRIGHT ball of fire w/ a green/yellow trail streak across the sky. Covered 110 degrees in 3 seconds.
Grandview · MO, USA
Multiple residents see 2x large triangles w/ lights & fireball behind it fly over, call 911. Police choppers respond; neg.. Loud. TV.
Big Flats · NY, USA
Woman relays that man & son had witnessed a dramatic reddish-yellow light in the night sky.
Arcadia · CA, USA
2x young men see large triangular obj. w/ lights on corners. Dips, rises, several times, then STREAKS to W. Had "shimmering effect."
Middleville · MI, USA
Woman sees bright "fluorescent glowing green" obj. streak across the sky in dir. of airport. Size: 1" at arm's length; round. BRIGHT.
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Airline pilot reports peculiar object near Gorman VOR in California.
North Port · FL, USA
Man & wife witness large white light in distance. Grows larger, descends, passes directly overhead. Big disc. Dog, cats VERY upset.