NUFORC Sighting 88472

Occurred: 2012-02-10 20:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2012-04-17 20:05 Pacific
Duration: 10-15 minutes
No of observers: 4

Location: St. Petersburg, FL, USA

Shape: Oval
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

The action of the plane blew me away.

I am a captain of a fishing vessel and my crew and myself witnessed an event offshore.

Apx.830 pm wile we were working and out of noware a white light unbeleveablely bright apeared. I was traveling apx. 3 knots on a heading of 314 degrees the object was south of me. at apx. 10 oclock high it was below the cloud cover. At arms lenth my tip of my index finger just covered it.

It wasent there more than 3 minutes when an aircraft I beleave was a large plane similar to a airliner or awacs.or p3 orian passed behind and above it The light was so bright i could see shape and size of aircraft.

The plane banked hard left and flew west and circled out apx. 3 to 5 miles and higher in the sky. IT stayed in one spot apx.a total of 10 minuts gained altitude and moved south west and in a blink was gone. The aircraft continued to circle 5 m0re minutes and flew north northwest and went out of sight.

All this 70 miles west of Tampa FL.

((ADDENDUM FROM WITNESS))

ufo and plane together

i wish to amend my report with a date of 2 10 12 to my sighting in the gulf of mexico wile invloved in fishing opration of a ufo and aircraft with a date of 2 10 12 and second nite 0f 2 11 12

also note a nother boat and captain apx 70 miles away has told me of vhf radio traffic on coast guard chanle 22 alpha at aprox same date and time of coastguard aircraft following object and object was down and he was circleing wich matches my report sorry for spelling capt. t. 941 ((number deleted)) till 2 am est daily

((END ADDENDUM))

NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. We spoke via telephone with this witness, and he sounded to us to be exceptionally credible. Witness is attempting to determine the precise date of the sighting. PD

Posted 2012-04-18