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Witness ‘UFO’ may have been base-controlled drone

A Florida witness at Perdido Key reported watching a round craft with red lights moving while a ground-based search light followed it, according to testimony in Case 77923 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

The witness described a round craft with red lights being followed by a ground-based search light on July 6, 2016. Pictured: Perdido Key, Florida, near the Pensacola Naval Air Station. (Credit: Google)
The witness described a round craft with red lights being followed by a ground-based search light on July 6, 2016. Pictured: Perdido Key, Florida, near the Pensacola Naval Air Station. (Credit: Google)

The witness was camping in this area on July 6, 2016, just a few miles from Pensacola Naval Air Station.

“Around 11:30p.m., I saw a round craft with red lights go out into the bay with search lights on the ground following it,” the witness stated.“It went to a spot 200-300 feet in the air, it hovered and then circled back to the airstrip. This happened 4-5 times. I had my binoculars and was only 2-3 miles from it.”

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The object hovered just 200 to 300 feet in the air. Pictured: Perdido Key, Florida, near the Pensacola Naval Air Station. (Credit: Google)

The witness was also able to see the object land.

“When it landed, from what I could see, it seemed a cloud of gas or fog surrounded the object. I got the feeling it was remote controlled because on one of the flights while hovering it bounced up and down while hovering like someone was having some fun with a joystick.”

The witness watched the object land back at the air base. Pictured: Perdido Key, Florida, near the Pensacola Naval Air Station. (Credit: Google)
The witness watched the object land back at the air base. Pictured: Perdido Key, Florida, near the Pensacola Naval Air Station. (Credit: Google)

The witness may have been looking at a base-controlled drone.

“In summing it up; it took off, hovered at the same spot and returned to the area it took off from, which was the airbase, over the course of a half of an hour 4-5 times.”

Florida MUFON State Section Director George Williams and Field Investigator Bruce White are investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.

Roger Marsh

Roger Marsh is a UFO writer and content developer. He is Director of Communications for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) where he manages media contact, rights and permissions, and content development for television, film, documentary, radio, print and stage. Roger is a MUFON case researcher for History channel’s “Hangar 1: The UFO Files.” He is editor of the monthly international MUFON UFO Journal, executive producer of the weekly “MUFON UFO Traffic Report” radio show; serves as the MUFON webmaster; reporter for the daily “UFO Traffic Report” in web and audio formats; and publisher of the “MUFON Books” imprint. He is the author of Sacred Dialogue, editor of Silent Invasion, and co-editor of Ron Paul Speaks. Roger was featured in the 2015 season premiere episode of Destination America's "Monsters & Mysteries in America." Roger and his wife, Joyce, live in Scottdale, Pennsylvania, restoring a 1910 Pennsylvania four-square.

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  1. Be that as it may, in the future all Drone-Heads are hereby put on notice that the FAA will restrict private Drones to day time. That is, if you see strange lights in the sky after dark, it will NOT be a private Drone. This should help clear up the Drone, Drone, Drone problem.

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