Fast-moving UFO Seeing During Total Solar Eclipse - Arlington Sighting

• When: April 8th, 2024 in the afternoon
• Where: Arlington
• What: Fast-moving, cylindrical gray object

A Texas resident (@thearredondostx) watching and filming the Total Solar Eclipse over Arlington, Texas on Monday got more than they expected when they noticed a dark gray, seemingly quite speedy, rod-shaped object dart through the clouds! 

Footage of the sighting was posted to Tik Tok:

@thearredondostx WHAT WAS THAT!?!?! Flew by when the eclipse was happening!! #solareclipse #eclispe #aliens #tx #aliensighting #aliensarereal #foryou #fyp #foryou ♬ original sound - Ishyarredondo

@thearredondostx Here’s a different, up close video!! #alien #aliens #foryou #foryou #fyp #eclipse #totaleclipse #arlington #dallastx #conspiracy ♬ original sound - Ishyarredondo

The video has since circulated on social media, spawning online debates (like this one on ufologist John Greenwald's X page) about whether or not it shows an alien spaceship or something simpler - like a fast-moving helicopter or plane. 

I found a similar report out of Ohio, but haven't found any other similar reports so far:

I am in Central Texas and I didn't see a UFO on April 8th, or the eclipse for that matter, due to the cloudy weather. (But it was still a really amazing experience - everything went dark for several minutes and the wind picked up!)

It's not terribly uncommon for people to see strange things in the sky during eclipses. But is that because aliens are visiting, or more people are just looking up? You be the judge!

I've reached out to the witness for more information and so update this article if new information comes to light.
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