NUFORC Sighting 116994

Occurred: 2015-01-25 14:12 Local
Reported: 2015-01-26 17:46 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Hudson, FL, USA

Shape: Other
Characteristics: Lights on object

Unknown flashing light flying at high altitude in and out of passenger jet contrail.

Sitting in back yard just past 2:00pm. Clear sunny day. Happened to notice a flash of light in sky maybe 12 miles or so north of Hudson, Fl. Light was not a landing light or reflection.

A small dot of a craft was visible, much as a jet is visible in front of a contrail in high flight. Unable to determine shape. Flight was erratic, in and out of a contrail, above and below it. Also flew west to east along contrail. Not a normal flight path for an aircraft at 30 to 36,000 ft. agl. Object was dark in color.

I tried to video it with my cell phone to no avail, object was to far away. Wife was with me but she is nearly blind, she couldn't see it. I live in Tampa air traffic area and am familiar with flight patterns. Object may have been in Hernando County.

I happened to see a B-17 last Wednesday in Brooksville air space from the golf course I work on in Hudson. Told my boss about it. He thought I was nuts till picture of it was in the local paper the next day.

I am a veteran of naval aviation. The B-17 was at Brooksville Regional Airport for tours last week. What I saw had nothing to do with that.

Posted 2015-01-30