Rectangle over Jacksonville Beach, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
UFO streaks past hotel and unreported aerial search of beach and ocean is conducted by the navy (most likely) or coast gaurd
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 2003-11-12 → 2003-11-29
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March 18, 2022 · 6:40 PM · CIGAR
Jacksonville Beach, FL
I looked up directly overhead and saw 1, 2 then 3 objects in sky all following each other in a formation. Just slightly to the right of first object was what looked like a round object that looked like a star. The first object went up further into sky out of my vision followed by each object then the round object. Seconds later another object appeared and i took several pics of it before it was gone. If you enlarge pic you can see the shape in better detail.
December 24, 2021 · 11:00 PM · RECTANGLE
Jacksonville Beach, FL
I was on the beach when I looked up. I noticed a dark rectangle approaching. It was moving along the coast from South to North. It was relatively low and silent. There was 6 lights on the bottom of the object. The lights were evenly spaced and equal in size and intensity. The object had no wings. About 10 minutes after the object passed the moon began to rise over the ocean. The moon that night was a bright neon orange color. Attached is an illustration.
May 22, 2016 · 5:53 AM · LIGHT
Jacksonville Beach, FL
All three of us saw the same thing from the beach. The correct time is 0553 hrs., a morning sighting. We spoke via telephone with the witness to confirm that the time and date were correct. PD
March 11, 2016 · 8:30 PM · UNKNOWN
Jacksonville Beach, FL
I was too far away to say anything more than the light appeared circular. I took video and picture but not much detail can be seen. A small airplane flew by a few minutes later and it had some alternative g lights on its bottom, but it was not the same craft. Someone else posted it could've been a lantern, but I think not because of the color changing. If anything a drone with lights...or something else.
March 9, 2016 · 7:00 PM · CYLINDER
Jacksonville Beach, FL
Looked like a lantern kite, hovered up from what seemed to be beach area and headed north by northwest. However, its speed was someone like a fast helicopter...no noise, seemed to have a flame/flickering light source underneath it...so not like a tail of a fireball streak. Once it was at cruising altitude, it stayed parallel with ground and increased speed gradually till it was finally so far away the light became to dim to make out. Was not a plane or helicopter, and too close to earth and straight/steady to be some sort of falling debris. ((ADDENDUM FROM SOURCE OF REPORT)) It's 100% true. I was playing with my son in the front yard and we were pointing up to the stars when we saw it. I always scoffed at reports like this and said, "Why wouldn't they have a picture" if it was real. Then of course, it happens to me, and not only did I not have my phone to take a picture...honestly I didn't even think about it. I was too busy staring at it, following it down the road, and if anything...looking around to see if my neighbors were out....but to no avail. I'll be out in the front yard again tonight, with phone in hand. Sorry for the lack of documentation, but I swear it's true. ((END ADDENDUM))
November 9, 2015 · 9:40 PM · RECTANGLE
Jacksonville Beach, FL
On Monday, November 9th, at about 9:40 pm, my boyfriend and I were sitting on my back porch smoking out evening cigarette. Almost 2 minutes after sitting there, my boyfriend shout "look, a shooting star." I look to the south west region of the sky and we both realize that it was in fact not a shooting star. What we were observing was a ufo. It was a blue rectangular object with a domed top. The object itself may not have been blue, but the aura around it had a blue hue. It seemed to be moving very quickly, as it was oby in the sky for 5-7 seconds, but crossed the majority of our sky, leaving no trail. In the moments after the object disappeared we heard a low rumble coming from the direction of the object that last 20 to 39 seconds. We have observed approximately 7 to 10 planes in the sky since the sighting that seem to be cross hatching the sky, perhaps searching for traces of the object, or the object itself.