Flash over Largo, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
The streaking flash of light seemed to move from an arrow shaped streak to a pencil line of light as it disappeared in a white flash. The velocity at which it was moving was well beyond the speed any aircraft could traverse in the three seconds its streak manifested.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #157646). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-07-11 → 2020-07-28
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April 21, 2023 · 12:24 AM · CHEVRON
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I was walking my dog along the west side of Seminole Lake in Largo Florida. It was approximately 12:45 in the morning when I looked to the west towards the condominiums. I observed flying from south to north a chevron/boomerang shaped craft. The craft had I believe 4-5 round white lights on it that were not very bright. The craft seemed to look almost transparent as it traveled north. If I’m looking at the roof of the building the craft was about four finger lengths above the roof line. It was hard to say how high the craft was, but close enough to make out the shape and size which was pretty big. The craft as it was traveling north almost appeared to be canting to its left. To me it appeared as of the craft had appeared out of nowhere. The craft appeared to be in and out of cloaking. As I was attempting to get out my phone to record the craft it faded out as it traveled north behind trees. I was hoping I could pick it back up as it traveled north. I immediately called my wife and told her, then called my friend to share my sighting.
September 13, 2022 · 11:32 PM · TRIANGLE
Largo, FL
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March 17, 2022 · 1:00 PM · CHANGING
Largo, FL
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June 10, 2021 · 10:00 AM · TRIANGLE
Largo, FL
1 triangle shaped moved slowly from North to South, it like 4 different bright lights Then 9 smaller spherical craft with only 1 bright light came in almost like a straight line from the West heading East then curved and started turning North in the direction the first one came from in a drone like pattern. Then a giant blue flash appeared, very low in altitude from the West and another triangle object appeared like the fist one came out. One last spherical object came from the East turning North, this was saucer like, The first triangle that went passed moved North slowly back from the way it came and the second triangle followed behind. I came running from the backyard to my father pointed out the first object to him. As I walked back 9 more spherical came from the West and is how it unfolded. I ended watching the rest from it the street trying to take pictures.