Cigar shaped object hovered in the sky

I lived on top of a hill so the only lights around were the lights i had on in the living room.I was sittin by a chair by a window .Out of the corner of my eye I saw a light and when I looked out the window towards the woods I saw a cigar shaped object. I could see it was sort of shiny and some sort of light coming from it but not sure where from .I assumed some sort of light because i could see it clearly. It was hovering above the tree line which was about 1or 2 miles from my house. I was stunned . I had never seen anything like it and never have again .
The next day the paper reported that something had been sighted but gave no explanation of what it was. The principal of the Catholic school was another witness  and an older lady who lived about 5 miles from me. It was the most exciting thing i have ever seen.
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