2005-11-07 - Navarre, FL - Light

Multiple AD USAF witnesses report formation of bright lights hovering over rural Santa Rosa County FL

Addendum 2 to earlier report - This is a compilation of three additional witness accounts who are active duty Air Force flyers who did not want to be identified.

Witness 1 was driving W-bound on Hwy 98 near Navarre when he observed a formation of 5 bright white lights in the dark WNW sky. He continued to watch the formation of lights in an attempt to identify what type of aircraft they were. As he continued driving W, he realized the formation (described as sort of a diamond shape) wasn't moving, but just hung in the sky at approx 35-40 degrees elevation. Since he was driving, he couldn't remain visually fixed on the formation, and after approx 10 mins of glancing while driving, he glanced back and realized the lights were no longer there. He did not see them depart, but claims he had only looked away from the formation to the road a matter of a few seconds.

Witness 2 was also driving W-bound on Hwy 98 near Navarre and observed a similar formation of lights. He at first assumed they were AFSOC helos on a night training mission, but after several minutes of driving realized his helos were still there, in the same angular, diamond-like formation, and the lights continued to hold position, hovering at what appeared to be very high altitude. He said as he continued his drive W he doubted his helicopter formation theory more and more, especially when the formation broke apart. He described the formation break as a one-by-one realignment into almost a straight line, with some decending and some ascending, then the light on the far end of the formation suddenly veered away from the others and vanished. This pattern of breakaway continued for the next minute, until all the lights were gone. He has no explanation as to the source of the lights, but is very familiar with flares and other air-ordnance which could cause illumination, and stated "These lights were under controlled guidance." Witness 3 was driving N on Hwy 87 after turning from it's intersection w/Hwy 98. He witnessed "several bright lights" through the trees off to the western sky. He at first thought they were stars or planets, but as he got more glimpses through the trees, he said he realized they were "way too bright" to be either stars or planets. He then also assumed they were a formation of helos doing night ops, and didn't pay much more attention until he turned W-bound off Hwy 87 onto East Bay Rd just south of Holley. That was when he saw the lights better and re-evaluated them as "unknown." He only saw them for a minute or less after turning onto East Bay Rd before each light "took off like a bat outta hell" and the lights winked off, one by one. He said he believes there were four or five lights in all.

None of the above three Air Force flyers reported seeing other aircraft in the sky during their incidents, and all three reported the times at somewhere between 18:30 and 18:50, lasting from 5-10 mins in duration.


((NUFORC Note: Dates of the sightings may be approximate, although the witness does not indicate that fact. We have requested that he submit multiple reports, each with its own separate form. PD))