As reported

Light over Longboat Key, FL

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The report, as filed

A staggered line of at least 40 lights was seen traveling along the Gulf Coast from north to south over Longboat Key, FL. 10/23/11 10pm

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 2011-10-20 → 2011-11-06

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May 8, 2020 · 11:10 PM · FORMATION

Longboat Key, FL

Noticed one, then a 2nd and 3rd bright light out over the Gulf of Mexico. Moving South. Location is near an airport. During the sighting all air traffic stopped. Not one plane was spotted Eventually we saw over 3 dozen solid white lights spread out miles moving the same speed, same distance between each other. About ten minutes after the last light was out of sight, we noticed airline traffic once again.

July 2, 2019 · 2:00 AM · CYLINDER