Circle over Bradenton, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A round orange lite.
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 2001-12-20 → 2002-01-06
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September 15, 2023 · 11:35 PM · OTHER
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As the UAP rose it seemed to alter direction which caused it to straighten out in my line of sight and thus condense to a departing rear view only or it could have begun to cloak itself. Either way, it moved quickly toward the E/SE until disappearing.
August 4, 2023 · 9:42 PM · SPHERE
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May 26, 2023 · 12:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Bradenton, FL
There appeared to be fifty or more. At first my son and I Thought they may be drones. They were very high in the sky and moved like a swarm and changing direction together. They were not birds. They were metallic appearing and we watched for about ten minutes before leaving the area, which was over a housing development. I took videos and made screen shots from the video. I am a former educator with an advanced degree and my adult son, who is highly observant, was with me. We pulled over to observe these objects.
September 9, 2022 · 12:30 AM · LIGHT
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August 7, 2022 · 6:29 AM · CIRCLE
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July 22, 2022 · 6:00 PM · SPHERE
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After exiting AMC theatre looked up at storm clouds forming & noticed a fast moving silver ball or sphere heading NW and upward...it kept rapidly moving in a straight line and all of a sudden it turned solid black and then disappeared! sorry no photos as I was stunned and only lasted about 20-30 seconds!! Thought at first it was a balloon but it never bobbed in the wind or changed its trajectory! It was perfectly round.