Rectangle over Vilano Beach, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On our way to dinner in Vilano Beach, while driving over the Vilano bridge we notice an extremely large, white, rectangular object hover over the Atlantic Ocean. We first thought it could be a cargo ship, then debated if it was a cruise ship, but concluded that the object was far too large. Upon debating what it was, the object mysteriously disappeared into thin air. The three of us who saw it were in complete disbelief at what we witnessed. It was truly remarkable. After the debate we contemplated diffraction due to the horizon over the ocean and the warm temperatures... but concluded this was nothing like we have ever seen as we have all lived on the east coast our entire lives and have never witnessed something like this.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #154184). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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