NUFORC Sighting 05860

Occurred: 1999-03-23 21:15 Local
Reported: 1999-03-24 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 4 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: St. Petersburg (south), FL, USA

Shape: Chevron
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Aircraft nearby

500-600 ft.chevron shaped craft moving to the NW fast at about 3500ft elevation craft had 12-16 dim white lights to the front of chevron craft moving at about 700mph then disapeared out of field of vision.

I'm a 47 year old painter,ex-military.at 21:15 hrs. 03/23/99 witness to a large chevron shaped craft(500-600ft.in length) traveling at aprox.700mph at an elevation of 3500ft.In a NW trajectory.Physical characteristics were as follows to the front and flank of craft 6-8 dim white lights other wing of craft the same.(12-16 lights in all) Behind lights craft seemed to have a charcoal or black color.Craft could best be described as a charcoal colored boomerang with 6-8 white lights on each wing.Craft also made no sound on approach and departure from observation point.

Posted 1999-04-02