Light over Coconut Creek, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was on our patio watching a movie on my laptop, when I noticed a bright white appear over the trees on the other side of the lake. I thought it was just an airliner taking off. Not giving it any more thought I continued to watch the movie. A few minutes later I glanced over to where I saw the light and noticed it was still there. It was bigger and brighter than before. I stopped the video so that I could observe this light. It didn’t move at all. It was hard to make out the shape, but if I had to guess I would say that it was circular. The light was to high and to bright to be a street light and the moon was crescent shaped and pale yellow. I got my cellphone and took a photo of it. About 30 minutes later, it was gone. I was watching it and it just disappeared.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #133894). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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