Unknown over Haines City (near), FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I was driving east 1-4 towards Orlando. A large, bright, orange/tan light was flying fast and low across the highway headed south. It had no blinking or multi-colored lights similar to a drone or airplane. It disappeared beyond the treeline and then could not be located. Sighting was in a particularaly dark and unpopulated portion of the highway.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #143436). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-10-05 → 2018-10-22