Triangle over Ocala, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
TRIANGULAR CRAFT MADE 90 DEGREE TURNS
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1989-12-28 → 1990-01-14
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December 12, 2023 · 5:06 PM · SPHERE
Ocala, FL
I was driving home from work and saw what looked light an extremely bright star in the sky. However, it was only 5pm and still bright outside. I noticed it move slightly and began to take pictures. My live picture was setting was on for the first image and I was able to break it down into multiple frames when I got home. I was able to take 3 pictures total before it quickly disappeared. I've never seen anything like it. When I went through the frame-by-frame, there are a few frames where the orb splits into two. I have included the three original images, as well as a screenshot I took of the zoomed in frame-by-frame shot of the split. I watched a report from earlier today in Melbourne FL, and its behavior and appearance looked similar, but closer in terms of distance.
September 6, 2023 · 9:44 PM · LIGHT
Ocala, FL
Right at the above stated time, I noticed a plane flying over head heading South, south east. See flight tracker info for owner and flight information. This whit light which was about half as dim as the planes lights, and it flashed at a much slower rate. Would guess it took 1 sec to flash each time. It approached the plane from the NW closing in on the plane about at a 45 degree angle. I was thinking it was just going to cross. Then it abruptly turned to parallel the plane on the west side for 1 flash (1 second). The next time it lit up it was heading away from the plane also at a 45 degree angle towards the SW. Also 1 flash which took about 1 second. And as the plane flew away,. this light shot across half the sky heading east flashing twice with the same interval as before. It had to have covered 50 to 60 miles across the sky in 2 seconds. Every turn it took, I saw no arc in the light at all. No trail, No noise. I don't remember hearing the plane either. Quickly brought up the Flight Tracker app that I use. Found out the plane was a Cessna Citation flying at 15,000 feet descending into Orlando Executive Airport. I have attached the screen shot showing the info of the plane and flight path.
July 28, 2023 · 7:10 PM · CHANGING
Ocala, FL
I saw multiple large objects with small tiny objects next to some of the larger objects. The smaller ones would change from straight line to a circular formation. When I tried to video, my screen went black. Someone else has witnessed and posted to YouTube. I do have pictures, and a zoomed in picture of object that is not a drone/flock of birds, or anything I have ever seen.
July 21, 2023 · 10:00 PM · FLASH
Ocala, FL
This is the 4th time in about a year we have seen a bright Green light shooting vertically across the sky and then disappearing almost similar to a shooting star but looks closer to earth. Once it shot directly in front of our windshield while driving. It’s in the same vicinity every time. Maybe a fireball but how would we see it 4 times in a year or less. Just seems odd.
July 20, 2023 · 9:28 PM · FORMATION
Ocala, FL
My wife is retired air force and knows a lot about satellites and planes. She can't explain this. It was 6 bright lights very high above, moving in a straight formation. They shot quickly through the sky but we lost them because trees obstructed the view. It was probably a coincidence, but dry lightening started right when we saw them. Too organized (followed in a straight line) to be a meteor shower. My wife thinks there's a small chance they were planes from the base, but they were very high and very fast. I watched the starlink videos you posted but this was much faster and there were only 6 or so. They were white lights, possibly other cars but I was so surprised that I don't remember. It was night, so we could only see the lights.
February 8, 2023 · 11:50 PM · UNKNOWN
Ocala, FL
I was looking toward the northwest sky when I noticed two distinct, very bright lights that were at about 20º in the sky and maybe 25 miles or more away, As I observed the lights it seemed that they were a part of one extremely large unit which was massive in distance from one another (which was not visible to me). I was wearing an LED headlamp, which was on, and I decided to see if these lights in the sky were maybe some sort of vehicle that was aware of me watch the lights so I waved my hand across my headlamp in short and long passes a few times. I then saw the light turn off and on I a matching pattern. After about 10 minutes I watched the light compared to the surrounding sky of know aircraft that were flying over the northwest sky which lead me to believe that the lights I was looking at were not moving in any direction. Then the lights started to turn off and on in an alternating pattern without rhyme or reason and appeared to have many smaller colored lights underneath the other two main light which gave a shape of the bottom of a flattish bowl. At that point I believe I was looking at a UFO. Amazed I continued to watch the light as I thought about going inside and getting my phone to take photos, but I decided not too for fear of not seeing the lights again. After watch seem like 20 minutes the lights turn off for a few seconds then back on and then appeared to move away from it's location towards the NW sky in an extremely fast yet smooth arch and disappeared from view.