Oval over Indian Lake Estates, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Thought I heard a high flying airliner going overhead so I looked straight up and saw a brilliant blue oval shaped object definitely over 30,000 feet heading due south at a very high speed. It had a very faint and short white trail which dissipated immediately. I watched it until it was completely put of sight approximately 40 degrees above horizon. It stayed exactly the same oval shape the entire time it was in sight. I do not believe it was a meteor. There was not sign of breaking up or changing shape. I'am not sure if the sound I thought I heard was the object because there is lots of air traffic in this area. It was not a fireball but a distinct object oval shaped, probably ten time faster than an airliner.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #145820). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2019-04-20 → 2019-05-07
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