Driver
Camdon Neville, an Orlando acoustic folk artist who goes by the stage name Clowd
Nyne, was the first to notice the UFO in the early evening sky. Show producer
and host Clifford Jeudy, who goes by the stage name Rebel Black, quickly grabbed
the camera and began to tape for more than three minutes.
The
video recorded shows an orange glow in the sky over Hillsborough County. At times,
the streaking orange glow appears to be two separate 'fire balls.' The video was
recorded on a mini-DV tape using a handheld Sony HD camera.
"I
wish I could explain what it was that I saw, but I can't, because of all the different
things it did," said passenger Kniki Freeman, an Orlando rapper who goes
by the stage name Sky High.
While
the entire video recorded contains 3 minutes and 28 seconds worth of footage,
Movement Television has only released around one minute . The rest of the footage
is being withheld as Movement Television works on a documentary that will premiere
the full video. It is expected to be released in Summer 2008.
WFTV.com
found one similar report posted online of a viewing on the same day along Himes
Avenue and Columbus Drive in Tampa (see map). In that description posted online,
the observer notes, "Viewed two fireballs with long tails flying in a horizontal
formation one on top of the other moving in a westerly direction south of our
position. After about 15 to 20 seconds of flight in a constant direction with
the top fireball varying in distance only slightly from the bottom fireball (by
separating in distance vertically), the fireballs made a maneuver that seemingly
defied the laws of physics. They both executed a 120 to 140 degree turn towards
the earth and seemed to spiral around each other in an arc before they were no
longer in our view (read full description)."
"Not
on our radar at all," Lt. Rebecca Heyse, Public Affairs Officer for Macdill
Airforce Base, told WFTV.com, adding that they have no reports of similar sightings
on January 20.
Movement
Television said they have also been contacted by media companies interested in
obtaining the video. At this time, no deals have been made.
Long
Description of Sighting Report
Vanatage
point: Car window at ground level. Car was parked and not in motion.
Witnesses
location: Corner of Himes and Columbus.
Viewed
two fireballs with long tails flying in a horizontal formation one on top of the
other moving in a westerly direction south of our position. After about 15 to
20 seconds of flight in a constant direction with the top fireball varying in
distance only slightly from the bottom fireball (by separating in distance vertically),
the fireballs made a manuever that seemingly defied the laws of physics. They
both executed a 120 to 140 degree turn towards the earth and seemed to spiral
around each other in an arc before they were no longer in our view.
At
first I thought I was seeing a blimp, which are common around Raymond James Stadium
(which was north of our position) until the two balls of fire separated and distance
from each other and made the turn downward.
From
my estimates, depending on how large the objects were, they were between 1 and
5 miles south of our position. Unfortunately it is diffcult to discern their distance
when there is no reference for how large the object or objects are.
We
could no longer track the objects as they lowered in decent as they became obscured
by trees and buildings. The objects were not seen by us again
