Laser Show or UFO? - Austin

• When: May 3rd, 2013
• Where: Austin
• What: Turtle-like object circling around in the sky, only visible in the clouds

An Austin area resident was bewildered by a pretty bizarre sight in the sky: a green turtle-like object circling through the sky, which would disappear in the clouds off and on. Could this have simply been a balloon, or perhaps a laser light display, as suggested by a commenter?

Here's the full reported, submitted to SightingsReport.com:

I was on the balcony at my apartments an I was sitting talking to my brother an I was looking at the sky at the shape of the clouds then a neon turtoise black in the middle object was circling in the clouds an I didn't know what it is when I saw I never seen nothin like this in my life an I look up every type of plane an jets that we have but this was A perfect circle an we went down theran it change position an was hovering over us so we went back in the house to the balcony An it came back to place it was an it stayed there more then a hour circling around the apartments in the clouds but how I lost view of it because the clouds went away so I couldn't see itbecause I only could see it though the clouds an it was invisible in the clear sky so this is crazy so I need answers.

And a comment, with a possible explanation.

This sounds like it could have been a laser display. One of the best mediums to reflect laser images on are clouds. The fact that you could only see it when the clouds were present would suggest a laser interpretation for the sighting.

Would suggest you first search through local media outlets to see if there were any displays advertised for the time in question. Failing that, try contacting the FAA or the ATC centre at the nearest airport. There are established regulations governing the safe use of lasers in outdoor displays to minimize any risk to private or commercial air traffic.

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