A Florida law enforcement officer out with his dogs at 6:20 p.m. on January 2, 2011, watched a "glowing metallic sphere" shoot off into the sky from his backyard, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
"It went upwards as soon as I opened the sliding rear door and the dogs went out barking," the witness stated. "With no sound, bolted upwards until reaching cloud cover and made a 90-degree angle heading west in a very high rated speed until I could not see it no more into the sky."
Then the witness looked at the ground where the object had been.
"On the ground I noticed two circular marks on the grass itself. Marks are sort of circular burned patches on the ground with a white powdery ash. I am a State of Florida law enforcement officer and a retired Army Infantryman. I have seen it all in the civilian life as well as in combat; and there is nothing like I have seen before."
No town name was mentioned in the public portion of the MUFON report, which was filed on January 5, 2011. No images or video were included with the report.
Florida is a current UFO ALERT 3 rating, with a higher number of UFO sightings nationally. Florida had 132 UFO sighting reports in December 2010. Only California was higher with 45 sighting reports.
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The following is the unedited and as yet uninvestigated report filed with MUFON. Please keep in mind that most UFO reports can be explained as something natural or manmade. If Florida MUFON State Director G. Bland Pugh investigates and reports back on this case, I will release an update. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
FL, January 3, 2011 - Metalic glowing sphere touching ground in my back yard. MUFON Case # 27257.
On Jnuary 2nd 2011 at approximately 18:20 (6:20 pm) hours while arriving from a holiday weekend at my home at Homestead, FL; As I opened the rear slydind door to let my two large security dogs out, I observed as a glowing metalic sphere shooted out into the sky from my back yard.
It went upwards as soon as I opened the sliding rear door and the dogs went out barking.With no sound bolted upwards until reaching cloud cover and made a 90degree angle heading west in a very high rated speed until I could not see it no more into the sky.
On the ground I noticed two circular marks on the grass itself. Marks are sort of circular burned patches on the ground with a white powdery ash. I am a State of Florida law enforcement officer and a retired ARMY Infantryman. I have seen it all in the civilian life as well as in combat; and there is nothing like I have seen before.
I have contacted a dear personal friend who is a retired AIR FORCE Commander and he said to contact MUFON before anyone else. This is my second sighting in two years and the closest one of all. From skeptic to beleiver in two years.
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