Formation over Longboat Key, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Noticed one, then a 2nd and 3rd bright light out over the Gulf of Mexico. Moving South. Location is near an airport. During the sighting all air traffic stopped. Not one plane was spotted Eventually we saw over 3 dozen solid white lights spread out miles moving the same speed, same distance between each other. About ten minutes after the last light was out of sight, we noticed airline traffic once again.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #156387). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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