Triangle over Jacksonville, FL
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The report, as filed
I was driving down i-95 south and just over the trees on the right I saw a triangle UFO with one light up top a few on the bottom and a
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2001-04-20 → 2001-05-07
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October 17, 2023 · 2:07 AM · OVAL
Jacksonville, FL
From facing North . When I first saw the first object - it was in between trees and I assumed it was probably a helicopter . However, as I got a little better view as it moved, it noticed it looks large and just all red and it was not a clear type red color as would be expected . There was no sound . It was moving relatively slow as a helicopter would . It took about 12 seconds to travel from first to last sighting - around 60 degrees to 80 degrees altitude angle . It moved from north to south . Bearing at first sight was about 320 degrees - North being 0 degrees . As I was wondering about that, I saw a second object the same size moving the same speed in the same path . This time I noticed it looked like a fire slightly darker and lighter orange radiation or flow . At one point it appeared that a small portion separated - similar to a spark or fragment . It remained illuminated for a couple of seconds . I moved away from the trees and tried to observe the object for a longer time period and I noticed no sound at all . The environment was quiet . The object looked much too large to be light source from a regular aircraft . It did not blink . It did not flare or flutter . It appeared to be fuzzy / blurry like a fire heat source that has subtle rapid slight variations in colors . Could not tell how high in the sky it was because I could not make out any significant features other than the rather large glowing color . It wasn't bright for something under 1000 feet but it it was several thousand feet then it was bright and large . It was about the size of a large helicopter at 750 feet .
September 3, 2023 · 8:58 PM · FORMATION
Jacksonville, FL
We walked outside and we could see all the stars more than usual. On the left hand side of the Big Dipper, there was a formation of stars in completely geometrical vertical line once we started asking eachother if we were seeing the same thing it began to move still within a line formation but it appeared like they were missiles coming at us. We let off a firework or two once we realized they were coming towards us because we were outside for Labor Day. Once we lit off two or three they stopped coming forward and got back into a line above our heads and then disappeared one by one. Now im not sure if this was starlink as there was a launch 3 hours after this happened but I doubt it due to the way they were moving like projectile missiles at us. i have seen starlink before and it was not like this. We tried to video the event but it wasn't showing up in the video, the fireworks didnt even show up in the video. It was spooky. [NUFORC annotation: Starlink - Possible]
July 28, 2023 · 11:05 PM · RECTANGLE
Jacksonville, FL
It was high up in the sky in the clouds and was at first obscured by the clouds making it seem like the moon almost with how you could see the aura of the light from behind the cloud, when the cloud moved it was a long rectangular flying object with a bright red beam that looked like a red star that was super bright and then after a while it dimmed down and appeared to the side of the skyline with the same glowing red aura but soon after it was obscured by trees SpaceX launch from Florida [NUFORC annotation: Rocket - Certain]
June 22, 2023 · 9:16 PM · LIGHT
Jacksonville, FL
The object looked like a very large, bright star but upon further inspection, it looked to be a completely stationary light-emitting object that was motionless. It stood out brightly over the stars. I snapped 4 photos with my Google Pixel 7a and upon zooming the images, it appears that the object is actually structured. Or, if what appears to structure around the light is a photographic artifact, I would like to know. I am attaching 2 of the 4 photos (as well as the enlarged versions).
March 3, 2023 · 9:45 PM · FLASH
Jacksonville, FL
I’m hoping for some input on these and my gut says they’re some sort of satellite using an instrument that very briefly emits visible or IR light. I view the sky with very high-specification White Phosphor night vision 3-5 times a week. I use a dedicated video recorder that degrades the image somewhat but is the best solution I’ve found for recording through a night vision device. I watch the sky often enough that I’ve become quite skilled at identifying mundane objects: primarily satellites and how they reflect the below-horizon sun. The objects I describe below and have provided video of do not appear to be reflecting the sun on as they spin and they do not follow an orbital path. They appear to be geostationary or moving extremely slowly. What I’ve detected are “blinks” coming from an extremely high altitude, likely above the earth’s atmosphere. I have seen them at night (from 8pm to 11pm is my usual viewing time) and in the pre-dawn hour (5am to 6:15ish). I have seen them while facing Northeast, West, and South as these are my usual viewing areas. I don’t typically face sue North but may do so for the sake of additional data. Most “blinkers” are so dim they’re difficult or impossible to see on video but I see them clearly through my night vision device. The bright one in the video I’ve linked was, by far, the brightest I have seen. All of them blink at a regular interval but the interval varies. So far, the intervals have been 17 seconds, 31 seconds, 48 seconds, and 1:17 seconds. Those intervals are just for the ones I’ve watched long enough to start counting in my head. Another data point that indicates they’re not reflecting the sun: in some instances, I have been staring at one area of the sky for over a half hour before the blinks start and after approximately 10 minutes with no indication of movement across the sky, the blinks stop. Satellites reflecting sunlight don’t behave that way. The video I’ve linked happens to be the first time I’ve seen 2 blinking at the same time in the same area. Usually, I only see a single blinker. In the video, I first see the bright blinker at 0:13 in the lower left of the night vision tube, I then turned my attention to it and the bright blink is in the middle of the frame. At 2:08, the second blinker starts to the left, much dimmer than the initial one. If necessary, I can provide time stamps for every blink. Also, if it’s preferable for me to send the video directly, I can do that. The only editing I’ve done is slight cropping and I had to merge 2 clips as my recording device chops video into 5 minute segments. If any investigator would like to see them in person more clearly, I welcome a visit. I see them every session. https://youtu.be/6VDefldh4N0
February 15, 2023 · 9:24 PM · FIREBALL
Jacksonville, FL
My husband and I were driving when we noticed what looked like 2 orange fireballs in the sky. I did not see them first appear, but just happened to look up and saw them. We stopped the car and got out to get a better look. They were flying west toward Cecil Field, parallel to each other/ side-by-side, at the same rate of speed. They appeared to be flickering slowly, getting dim and then bright again, but they were also going up and down slightly, almost like the were floating or bouncing on the wind... like they were dancing. Then the one to my right dimmed and went out completely. After maybe 15 more seconds the other dimmed and went out. Since it was late at night and the sky was dark I could not tell if there were any objects in the sky after their lights went out. They were not aircraft, because there were no other lights or even a craft seen. There was also no sound. They did not behave like flares or skydivers with flares. They were not falling, but flying straight ahead, keeping the same altitude and same rate of speed.