Oval over Ft. Lauderdale (near coastal), FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On Jan 10, 2019. 20 miles off the coast of Florida, near the F.t Lauderdale airport. Myself and my coworker saw a UFO about 3 miles off the port bow. It did not show up on radar. Amazingly, I got to see it with binoculars. It was approx 30 to 40 feet tall and 20-ish wide. Ovalish in shape. With red and white alternating colors on its hull. I saw it descend, rise, and hover. Then move out of range from a large object to a pin prick and gone in less than a second. Anything moving that fast couldn't possibly be manned.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #144565). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-01-07 → 2019-01-24