A large, jellyfish-like UFO was filmed hovering in the direction of a U.S. military base in Alaska before disappearing within minutes, according to a witness account.
Sara Jane Osborn reported seeing the object on June 15 around 10:13 p.m. while photographing a rainbow in Anchorage. She noticed a dark object emerge above distant trees near what she believes was Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), which hosts F-22 Raptor fighters and supports air defense and surveillance operations.
Osborn described the object as having dangling appendages that moved independently as it hovered and turned. She estimated it was visible for about three minutes before vanishing as abruptly as it appeared. She and her husband, Pete, searched the area afterward but found no kite or operator, nor any other logical explanation.
"It disappeared almost as quickly as it came," Osborn told the Daily Mail. She added that "only God and the government" would know what it was.
Osborn initially dismissed the shape as an insect but realized it warranted a closer look. She took several photographs and began recording, capturing multiple stills within milliseconds of each other. She contrasted the object's "black and silver" appearance with the bright colors of kites she was accustomed to seeing.
She questioned the possibility of it being a kite, noting that the breeze did not seem strong enough for one and that a kite's tails would typically stream together. Osborn also wondered why something that appeared so large would only be airborne for a few minutes and questioned if the nearby park was large enough to operate such a kite.
Familiar with the kites often flown in Anchorage's parks, Osborn felt this object did not fit that scene. The couple drove toward a nearby park and then toward Arctic Valley, searching for about 30 minutes, but found no clues.
Her husband estimated the object could have been within about three miles, though this distance was not confirmed. The couple also recalled seeing a small aircraft near the mountains, which appeared tiny in comparison to the unidentified object, further emphasizing its perceived size.
Osborn considered a drone as a possible explanation but remained troubled by its apparent size and unusual movement. The lack of other witnesses also struck her as puzzling.
"We weren't able to find anyone else who saw it when we did either," she said. Osborn stated that her husband's presence made the experience harder to dismiss, and that without him, she might have doubted her own eyes. "Because it was there, and then it wasn't," she said. "I can't deny that it happened."