Cigar over Micanopy, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
On the date and time stated in report details a severe thunderstorm was occuring. To share the event I shot several videos of the event. Upon sharing them with my wife on 08/15/20 we witnessed the craft traveling at a high rate of speed against the high winds of the storm. It was moving from west to east well above the tree line. It was hard to make out in the rain but made no noise. This is first time we have ever witnessed anything like this and was quite suprising to see in a video of a storm.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #158644). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-08-10 → 2020-08-27