SIGHTING: GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA (UNITED STATES)

Witness Testimony

"Observed at least nine glowing orbs over NE 15th Street in Gainesville, Florida moving in a northerly direction from the southeast. Description was very similar to case 45505, also in Gainesville, on 01/31/13. Fiance, friend and myself were leaving friend's house (which faces east on the 1500 block of NE 12th St) to drive to an event downtown. Objects were very bright and observed as we headed to the car, which was parked on the street. For less than a moment, I thought objects might be a constellation, but orbs were bright orange. Then we noticed that they were moving.Group of objects moved in a northern direction from the southeast. They moved at different speeds and on slightly different paths. There was no noticeable wind at ground level. Objects disappeared, one by one, as they passed us to the east, some obscured by trees. Total time: 5-10 minutes.Objects appeared huge, high up (500ft+) and very bright, but size and distance cannot be confirmed. They may very well have been Chinese sky lanterns released from MLK skatepark to the south, or even Duval park further to the southeast.It was an unexpected and enjoyable, though puzzling, event :)"