SUBJECT WAS UP AT 2AM LOOKING OUT WINDOW AT DUCKS WHEN A CYLINDER OF LIGHT TILTED AT A 30 DEGREE ANGLE FLOATED BY ABOUT 12 INCHES OFF THE GRASS.SUBJECT WATCHED THE SHAFT OF WHITE LIGHT MOVE SLOWLY BY UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF SIGHT.THE SHAFT OF LIGHT WAS 8 TO 10 FEET LONG AND 5 TO 8 INCHES WIDE. IT MADE NO SOUND. NO AIRCRAFT OR BOATS WERE IN THE AREA. LAKE NEAR BY IS MOSTLY FOR BIRDS, NOT BOATS ALLOWED. SUBJECT SAYS HE SAW ONE DUCK APPARENTLY PARALYZED BUT RETURNED TO MOTION LATER SUBJECT LIVES NEAR DAYTONA AIRPORT BUT NO AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE AREA AT THAT TIME. SUBJECT IS INTERESTED TO FIND OUT IF ANYONE ELSE SAW THE LIGHT IN HIS AREA AND WANTS TO TALK TO A LOCAL MUFON PERSON.