NUFORC Sighting 173951

Occurred: 2023-01-15 11:57 Local
Reported: 2023-01-15 15:12 Pacific
Duration: Less than 1 minute
No of observers: 2

Location: Saint Petersburg, FL, USA
Location details: Heading south on 275. Approaching the skyway bridge

Shape: Disk

Metallic disk appeared for 5 seconds and disappeared. Saw it again moments later, further west, and disappeared in the same manner.

While heading towards the skyway bridge I noticed a glimmer of light in the sky in the east. Definitely a solid object that reflected sunlight, like a metallic reflection. I only noticed it for a second, when I looked harder in it’s direction, it disappeared. A few seconds later it reappeared straight ahead of us. I was able to get a very clear look at it. It had a metallic surface. The sunlight hit the top side. From my perspective, it was longer than it was tall, with curved top… or domed top. The bottom was not being lit up with sunlight, so it was dark. The bottom seemed to look flat. When it appeared, it held its location for 5 seconds, then disappeared again. I must note that when it disappeared, it faded away… as if it slowly disappeared, instead of disappearing suddenly. It reappeared two more times the same way, each time heading further west. My wife was in the car with me and witnessed the last two times it appeared.

Posted 2023-03-06