Changing over Indian River Shores, FL
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
While waiting to go on duty, I noticed what appeared to be a flare coming from the north in the vicinity of Cape Canaveral. At first I thought it may have been a rocket launch then I realized it was heading in a south westerly direction when all rocket launches always go east toward the ocean. I started recording on my iPhone it appeared first as I said a large flare then it seem to be two points of white light then back into a flare in a circular shape. It continued in a south westerly direction at approximately 2 to 4000 feet speed I guess 100 to 150 miles an hour similar to a small plane. It made no sound and there were no navigation lights it was close enough that if it was a aircraft it would have made a sound. After I shot the video I showed it to a fellow officer and as I was showing him another one appeared somewhat Stationæry and then headed in Westerly direction.Just to clarify I work security midnight shift patrolling.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #161280). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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