NUFORC Sighting 181275

Occurred: 2024-04-12 21:42 Local
Reported: 2024-04-26 09:17 Pacific
Duration: 1 1/2 minutes
No of observers: 1 - Military

Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA
Location details: Latitude 26.690010 Longitude -80.223120 residential area backyard

Shape: Star
Color: white
Estimated Size: Dime size
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: 180 to 312
Angle of Elevation: 70
Closest Distance: 6 miles
Estimated Speed: 4000 MPH

Object moved at high rate of speed from SE to NW approximately 30000 ft in the air 4-5 miles away.

On 04/12/2024 a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off was scheduled at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:40 p.m. EDT (0140 UTC). The sky was very clear to observe the lift off. It was a Friday night. The payload was 23 satellites for the company’s Starlink internet service. I position myself in my backyard. I was standing facing northeast to observe the launch. I was using a Glassowl Binoculars Elite Creative XP IR Day/Night vision to observe and record the launch I had recently purchased in May 2023.

Upon completing the video recording of the launch at approximately 9:44 PM (UTC 1:44) I could hear a commercial jet airliner coming toward me, so I turned to the southeast to observe it and video tape it. The jet was approximately 4 to 5 miles to the southwest of my location at approximately 20,000 feet heading northwest about 400 MPH or a little more. My angle was 65 to 75 Degrees. As I was observing and videotaping it, I observed another object or craft coming towards the jet at a very fast speed heading in the same direction. It was about a half a mile southwest of the jet and a few thousand feet higher from my location. My distance and depth perception can be inaccurate from my observation of it. I did not have my glasses on while I was using the binoculars. I focused my view finder to observe the object to obtain the best video I could.
The object or craft moved several thousand MPH passing the jet in a northwesterly direction. It appeared to shine intermittently as if the sun was flickering off it. No visible navigational lights blinking such as an aircraft would have. It appeared smaller in size as a dime. I couldn’t observe any structure such as wings or tail such as an aircraft. The commercial jet did not deviate from its course as the object passed to its port side at a higher altitude. I am current a MADAR Operator nod 76. FL. No alerts discovered.

I continued to video the object until it went behind trees in the backyard next to the canal running east to west behind my residence. No noise was heard, or any emissions were observed coming from the object.
Palm Beach International airport is to the east of my residence where I have observed many aircraft departing and approaching over ten years living at my current residence. I have prior military experience serving the U.S. Navy for 6 years and am familiar with aircraft. I am also a retired law enforcement officer of 23 years. Reported to MUFON on 04/25/2024

Posted 2024-04-27