Military witness observes black disc-shaped object, Steuben County, New York

Occurred: 2025-05-02 20:30 Local
Reported: 2025-05-02 18:20 Pacific
Duration: 3 - 4 seconds
No of observers: 1 - Military

Location: Painted Post, NY, USA
Location details: 42.3118° N, 77.0925° W

Shape: Disk
Color: Black
Estimated Size: Car size (but not sure because it's in the sky)
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: East
Angle of Elevation: 82
Closest Distance: 5,000 - 20,000 feet?
Estimated Speed: not really sure

Black disk, no lights

On May 2, around 8:30ish pm, I observed a black disc-shaped object flying in a perfectly straight line across the sky. It moved at a constant speed, made no sound, had no lights, and showed no fluctuation or wobble—unlike any bird, drone, or conventional aircraft. The cloud coverage was low today due to a storm, if I had to guess, this would have been a max height at which a bird would fly, but it wasn't a bird.

It passed through the low clouds and disappeared into one after a few seconds. The object was very round and moved smoothly with no visible means of propulsion. I'm adding an image I designed to be a rendition of what I saw.

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