In PURSUE-RELEASE-01 serial 5, summarize the convoy sighting at around 9:00 AM.

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In PURSUE-RELEASE-01 serial 5, summarize the convoy sighting at around 9:00 AM.

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At around 9:00 AM in September 2023, a group of U.S. persons traveling east in a three-vehicle convoy to a test site for LiDAR data acquisition observed a bright white light over the horizon. The convoy consisted of an F150 in the lead, a GMC AT4 behind it, and a sprinter van at the rear. After driving through a couple of gates, one witness saw the light through the top right of his vehicle's windshield [PURSUE-RELEASE-01/5]. The light was stationary in the air, then started moving to the right, and then disappeared. It remained visible for approximately ten seconds and stayed the same size throughout. One witness estimated it was ten to twenty miles away and noticed no interference with his vehicle. He pointed the light out to his passenger, but the passenger looked in the wrong direction and, being tall with his seat leaned back, was not in a good position to see it. The witness was initially indifferent until they reached the first test site, where others in the convoy confirmed they had seen it too. One witness thought the light might have been a meteor coming straight toward them and burning up in the atmosphere [PURSUE-RELEASE-01/5].