Other over Matanzas Inlet, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On December 8, 2015, I was taking photos on the beach at Matanzas Inlet, near St. Augustine, Florida. I did not notice unusual while taking the photos, but when I transferred the digital files to my computer and started to choose some photos to resize and add to my photo galleries, I came across one photo that seemed to have 'something' unusual in the background. At first I thought it was a bird…seagull, pelican, etc., as many were flying above the beach that day. But as I zoomed in, I could see a crescent/boomerang shaped object.. it appears to be metallic. This particular shot was taken above the dunes and grassy area, facing south toward the inlet. The photo was taken at approximately 3:00pm on a sunny and clear day. I didn't observe any people or mechanical equipment anywhere in the ares of this object. There were no sounds or lights. You can see it is not a bird (there is actually a seagull flying further off and behind, to the left of this object. No changes have been made to the original photo. Kite for sky-surfing. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #124844). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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