A bizarre, tentacled object resembling a giant jellyfish was spotted hovering above a wooded area near a US military installation in Alaska before disappearing after approximately three minutes.
Sara Jane Osborn, who witnessed the incident alongside her husband, Pete, said she was taking photographs of a rainbow in Anchorage when she noticed the unidentified object emerging above distant trees.
The sighting occurred on June 15 at approximately 10.13pm, when the sky was still relatively bright.
Woman Spots Strange Object While Photographing Rainbow
Osborn told the Daily Mail that she and her husband had travelled from the Valley to Anchorage on business.
While driving along Sixth Avenue, she noticed a rainbow and began photographing it through the open car window.
Her husband subsequently pulled into an empty parking lot in downtown Anchorage so she could take unobstructed pictures.
However, while concentrating on the rainbow, Osborn noticed an unusual dark shape in the distance.
She initially thought it was an insect, recalling that she wondered whether a mosquito had appeared in her photographs.
After looking beyond her phone screen, however, she realised the object was much larger than she had initially assumed.
She alerted Pete, who also looked at the object, before taking additional photographs and recording a video of the encounter.
Osborn said she captured several still photographs within milliseconds of one another, providing multiple images of the unidentified object.
Tentacle-Like Appendages Seen Moving Independently
The object reportedly had a black-and-silver appearance, with several dangling appendages resembling tentacles.
According to Osborn, the appendages appeared to move independently as the object hovered and turned from side to side.
She said its movements were among the most unusual aspects of the sighting.
Osborn dismissed the possibility that it was an ordinary kite, explaining that the breeze was not strong enough to account for the object’s movements.
Although she noticed trees moving in the wind, she maintained that the conditions were insufficient to explain what she witnessed.
She also pointed out that the colourful kites commonly flown in Anchorage’s parks looked very different from the dark object.
Object Disappears After Three Minutes
The unidentified object reportedly remained visible for approximately three minutes before suddenly disappearing.
Osborn said its brief appearance was another detail that left the couple searching for answers.
She questioned why anyone would fly something apparently so large for such a short period.
The couple also considered whether a nearby park could accommodate an object of that size, but Osborn believed the available space was too small for operating a large kite.
“It disappeared almost as quickly as it came,” she said.
Couple Search Nearby Areas for an Explanation
Following the sighting, Osborn and her husband travelled towards a nearby park to establish whether anyone had been flying a kite or packing one away.
However, they reportedly found nobody taking down a kite or operating anything that resembled the object.
The couple continued their search for approximately 30 minutes, driving towards Arctic Valley to examine the surrounding wooded landscape.
Despite looking in different directions, they could not locate the object or identify anyone who might have been responsible for it.
Osborn said they also failed to find other witnesses who had seen the unusual sighting.
UFO Appeared to Hover Near Military Installation
The couple believed the object was positioned above forested land associated with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), a military installation in Alaska.
The base accommodates F-22 Raptor fighter aircraft and supports military activities including air defence, surveillance and airlift operations.
Pete estimated that the unidentified object might have been within approximately three miles of their location, although the distance could not be verified.
The couple also recalled seeing a small aircraft near the mountains during their outing. Compared with the unidentified object, the aircraft appeared considerably smaller.
However, without knowing the actual distances involved, the comparison could not establish the object’s true dimensions.
Drone Possibility Raised as Couple Remain Puzzled
Despite their inability to identify the object, Osborn acknowledged that it could have been a drone or another type of airborne device.
She said the couple had attempted to find a reasonable explanation for what they witnessed but remained uncertain.
Its apparent size, unusual movements and sudden disappearance were among the details that continued to trouble them.
The possibility of a kite, drone or another unidentified airborne object has not been ruled out, and the sighting has not established any connection with the nearby military installation.
Osborn also said having her husband present during the encounter helped reassure her that she had not imagined what she saw.
She suggested that she might otherwise have questioned her own recollection of the incident.
Describing the experience, she said: “Only God and the government” would know what the object was.
She added that the encounter had left both of them without a definite explanation.
“It was there, and then it wasn’t,” Osborn said.
“I can’t deny that it happened.”
