Light over Treasure Island, FL
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The report, as filed
While on a walk in our neighborhood we observed two very bright white lights in the sky. They were brighter and larger than a star. They were not moving and did not have any flashing lights. I'm interested in space, so I look up at the sky all the time and I have never seen anything that looked like this before. I was about to say to my husband what is that when the two objects shot off away from us due north toward the horizon and disappeared. We continued our walk and observed another light in the sky. I was looking at it when it suddenly change direction and turned north in the same direction that he other two had gone.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #162360). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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August 23, 2017 · 9:45 PM · CHANGING
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May 10, 2001 · 9:00 PM · UNKNOWN
Treasure Island, FL
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