Light over Port St. Joe, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Was star gazing on the beach. Quiet night, clear sky, some heat lightning, and a quarter moon. One silent, motionless, bright orange ball of light over the Gulf of Mexico appeared for ~1 minute then disappeared suddenly. Light reappeared 5-10 minutes later further South and disappeared after ~1. Two jets patrolled the coast shortly after and for the next hour.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #110911). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-06-27 → 2014-07-14
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