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/u/Complete-Ad7454
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Witnesses
Unknown
Duration
Unknown
Source material
3
Timeline
2
Source context
Limited context
Interesting, but still missing stronger corroboration or harder source material.
Source provenance
r/UFOs
Live sighting record f8201089-eab9-4e66-808f-e01bb0de5c77.
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Correlations
Field Intelligence
Moon phase
86% illumination
Waxing gibbous — bright sky
Solar window
Weather
Open-MeteoArea activity
Orbital traffic
Nearby infrastructure
+1 more nearby airports
Context notes
Full/near-full moon (86% illumination)
Heavy cloud cover (100%) — limited visibility
282 Starlink satellites above horizon at sighting time
Extracted details
Observed facts
Occurred
Apr 28, 2026, 8:30 AM
Timezone
Eastern Time
Location
Brookeville, Maryland, USA
Witness account
Narrative
Time: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 4:30 AM Location: rural Brookeville, Maryland, USA This was seen just before 4:30 AM in Brookeville, MD. It is not a spotlight. It is not the moon. The closest I can find is a light pillar, however, the temperature is too warm for one to occur. Does anyone have any idea what this might be? I’m truly stumped. These images were taken on two different phones using different settings. It disappeared a few minutes after these images were taken. submitted by /u/Comp...
Case progression
Timeline
Witnesses place the encounter near Brookeville, Maryland, USA.
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Source material
media
Cover image
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source
Original report
Direct source material from r/UFOs.
telemetry
Environmental pass
Historical atmosphere, astronomy, and nearby infrastructure were resolved for this case.