Pilot Reports Unexplained Silver Cylinder Hovering Near Aircraft Over Rhode Island

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Pilot Reports Unexplained Silver Cylinder Hovering Near Aircraft Over Rhode Island
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A pilot flying over Rhode Island reported an unusual sighting of a small, silver cylinder hovering near the aircraft's wing, prompting confusion and sparking speculation about the nature of the object. The pilot's radio communication with air traffic control detailed the encounter, which was captured in a recently resurfaced video. The FAA documents such sightings when reported by pilots.

The pilot of a private plane reportedly made an eerie discovery while flying thousands of feet over Rhode Island , marking the latest in unexplained encounters baffling both experts and civilians alike.

Newly resurfaced video shared on YouTube in October by the VASAviation channel reveals the head-scratching moment the pilot radioed to the ground team at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport regarding a mysterious small, silver cylinder hovering near the wing of his aircraft, telling Air Traffic Control , "It appears to be standing still." "Looks like a strange, small object that we just floated by," the pilot told ATC, according to the clip. "A small silver canister. Do you know what that could be?" SCIENTISTS DISCOVER MYSTERIOUS SPHERE IN COLOMBIA, SPARKING UFO SPECULATIONATC went on to inform the pilot there were no other reports regarding an object in the area and asked the pilot if it could be a drone or balloon."I saw nothing attached to it," the pilot responded, according to the clip. "It was sort of hovering there. It was astonishing. I don’t know what it was." HOUSE WITNESS TESTIFIES UFOS NEARLY ACTIVATED RUSSIAN NUCLEAR MISSILES DURING 1982 INCIDENTThe object was reportedly seen floating near the right wing tip of the Piper PA-32RT-300T Turbo Lance II at an altitude of 3,500 feet, before flying alongside the aircraft and later disappearing from view. "Creepy," the ground team can be heard saying on the radio, with ATC joking, "Good luck with the aliens."Other pilots quickly took to the radio to join in on the mystery, as one added, "I want to believe him." UFO FOOTAGE CAPTURED BY US NAVY SHOWS MYSTERIOUS AIRCRAFT LAUNCHING FROM SEA, EXPERT SAYS"The FAA documents UAP sightings whenever a pilot reports one to an air traffic control facility," the FAA said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "If supporting information such as radar data corroborates the report, the FAA shares it with the UAP Task Force." CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP"Multiple U.S. government agencies have individual programs or processes to study and document UAP. However, the agencies also work collaboratively on the topic."Read more of this story from FOX News.

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