10/12/2004: North Port, FL, USA

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Occurred : 10/12/2004 20:27 (Entered as : 10/12/2004 20:27) Reported: 10/12/2004 6:26:55 PM 18:26 Posted: 10/27/2004 Location: North Port, FL Shape: Light Duration: 50-75 Seconds Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
An orange/yellow star-like cylinder with a hazy, glow transited Florida from SSE to NNW at 30 elevation on 10/12/04 @2327 EDT At Approximately 8:27 PM EDT, Tuesday, October 12, 2004, I stepped out of my house to check the sky for clouds, anticipating a satellite pass, when I observed a -3/-4 magnitude star-type cylindrical object moving from south-east to north-west, 20 to 30 degrees above the horizon. At first, I thought it was the ISS (International Space Station). It appeared to have the same orangish/white color as the ISS. I then noticed it had a haze or glow around it, and was LARGER in relative size than the ISS. The object tracked on a path similar to a satellite, but did not "Feel" the same. It dissappeared over the horizon to the north. The conditions were CAVU: Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited, with a sodium vapor street light 300 feet to my relative west. After checking the Marshall Space Flight Center's J-Pass Web Site (http://science.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/3D/JTrack3D.html) for satellite overflights and found none near Florida, I called MacDill AFB in Tampa. The Duty Officer said they had no information on any missile tests or other activities, and would log my call.

National UFO Reporting Center Sighting Report

Occurred : 10/12/2004 20:27 (Entered as : 10/12/2004 20:27)
Reported: 10/12/2004 6:26:55 PM 18:26
Posted: 10/27/2004
Location: North Port, FL
Shape: Light
Duration: 50-75 Seconds
Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object

An orange/yellow star-like cylinder with a hazy, glow transited Florida from SSE to NNW at 30 elevation on 10/12/04 @2327 EDT

At Approximately 8:27 PM EDT, Tuesday, October 12, 2004, I stepped out of my house to check the sky for clouds, anticipating a satellite pass, when I observed a -3/-4 magnitude star-type cylindrical object moving from south-east to north-west, 20 to 30 degrees above the horizon. At first, I thought it was the ISS (International Space Station). It appeared to have the same orangish/white color as the ISS. I then noticed it had a haze or glow around it, and was LARGER in relative size than the ISS. The object tracked on a path similar to a satellite, but did not "Feel" the same. It dissappeared over the horizon to the north. The conditions were CAVU: Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited, with a sodium vapor street light 300 feet to my relative west. After checking the Marshall Space Flight Center's J-Pass Web Site (http://science.nasa.gov/RealTime/JTrack/3D/JTrack3D.html) for satellite overflights and found none near Florida, I called MacDill AFB in Tampa. The Duty Officer said they had no information on any missile tests or other activities, and would log my call.