Cigar over Orlando, FL
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The report, as filed
We were leaving the Orlando Internationals Airport shortly after 2 pm. I was the driver and noticed something completely still and hovering over the airport next to a dark gray cloud. I grabbed my passengers attention, which at this point the third passenger noticed it as well. The object was a cigar shape, not in motion at all and using the cloud as it’s cover. When the sun light hit the side of the craft, the object looked as if it was a mirror. Once the sun went back behind clouds this object appeared to have a metallic color as if it was sparkling. Airplanes were crossing the same cloud and the colors were not the same. Nor size and movement! Once we got closer in view, this object lowered itself inside the cloud almost like a covering, almost like a blanket to mask its location. Then it slowly hovered back out from the cloud only to completely disappear. There was sadly no footage taken as I was driving and my passengers were in the shame shock I was. It had no sound, no lights around it. Just a complete cigar shaped object that had the most impressive color I have ever seen. I have seen all types of air crafts, including weather balloons, blimps, helicopters, military crafts and NONE of us have ever seen anything like that! Especially the coloring/size and even how it was using the cloud to cover its whereabouts! Truly incredible. I have seen UFO/UAP objects at night but never during the middle of the day over an airport. It was a first for all of us and truly one I won’t forget!
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #153376). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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