Unknown over Avenal, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
my wife and I were at a ranch late at night talking with friends about 4 or 5 miles from avenal , When we notice several small lights z
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 1994-03-12 → 1994-03-29
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