Oval over Rotonda West, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
26°53'45.4"N 82°16'26.8"W The intersection of Parade Circle and Pinehurst in Rotonda West Florida at 7:06 a.m. viewed a beautiful sunrise. Took picture one. Then 30 seconds later took picture 2. I did not see any objects in the sky accept clouds and the color from the sunrise. Later looked at photos and found a 3-dimensional object in the sky just west of the sunrise. It appeared to be yellow and sort of like an acorn shape tilting slightly to the left. I did not observe it with the naked eye at any time. Later another photographer showed me a picture taken at 7:03 am just east of my location and her picture has a very strange reflection in it that resembles my object.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #152851). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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