NUFORC Sighting 176708

Occurred: 2012-01-18 18:45 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2023-07-11 18:07 Pacific
Duration: 5 Minutes
No of observers: 2

Location: Indian Shores, FL, USA
Location details: Over Gulf of Mexico, off the west coast of Florida

Shape: Fireball
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

2 orange fireballs over Gulf and Military Helicopter chasing towards them

I was at work on Indian Shores, FL, across the street from the beach. Was looking out towards the Gulf of Mexico around sunset and saw 2 large, glowing orange fireballs hovering over the Gulf. One fireball moved behind a condo, so I lost track of it. The other one got smaller and smaller until it looked like a star, then disappeared. As I was watching, a military helicopter flew directly over me going straight towards the 2 fireballs.

Posted 2023-07-29