NUFORC Sighting 04442

Occurred: 1998-09-25 12:15 Local
Reported: 1998-09-26 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 10min
No of observers: 3

Location: Fire Island Pines (off Great South Bay), NY, USA

Shape: Cylinder
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

While Kayaking in the Bay, I noticed a large black Cylinder rolling/floating in the sky, I pointed it out to a man on shore and a passing boat, it hovered and flew slowling against the wind, it was metal, it reflected the sun(very clear day), after 10min. it either shot off or disapeared very quickly.

It could not have been a black balloon, you could make out metal on it when it reflected the sun. It shot off out the atlantic ocean. I noticed several commercial jets landing into JFK, I'm sure they could see it off to their left.

Posted 1998-11-01