As reported

Light over Lemoore, CA

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Falling star-like object that explodes with very bright white light.

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October 11, 2020 · 4:55 AM · LIGHT

Lemoore, CA

Close to 5 AM several fast moving lights flew above me in a somewhat straight line. Each one looked mostly round with a slight triangle shape at the end. They flew by in an interesting pattern. One would appear then quickly shine bright for just a moment and then go back to it’s normal lighting that was equivalent to a stars lighting. Then the next one would do the same. None of them shined bright at the same time and they all only shined extremely bright once. They somehow shined brightest in the exact same spot in the sky. They kept appearing out of nowhere and then quickly passed me by. It was beautiful and I first thought I was seeing meteors, but they didn’t have the same appearance. They were somewhat close together, I’d say each new appearance was about 4 seconds behind the last one. I couldn’t believe how fast they moved and just how close they seemed. I immediately googled it to see what I saw and I came across the Elon Musk satellites and thought maybe that was it, but I watched the video of those satellites to compare and it was not the same. This was not a perfectly straight line nor was it lit looking circles. They were close to circles, but more like a shape I haven’t seen before. Almost like how a child draws a fish with a circle and a triangle, but still slightly different than that and soundless. It was like my whole town was muted and I heard nothing, but myself saying, “Wow!”. Lemoore is home to a naval base so I was hoping that someone else caught this, but so far have not seen any news of it. I watch the sky most evenings and have found that the later I am out there, the more I see moving. Mostly I see satellites, but I have seen quite a few lights that were headed one way then quickly went up, down, or completely opposite of where it was going. Some have flown so close to one another and then stop and from my perspective it looks like they are having a standoff of some sort. Maybe curiosity toward each other or territorial issues. I’m not sure, but I am definitely never going to forget those moments.

November 7, 2015 · 6:10 PM · UNKNOWN

Lemoore, CA

Saw bright light beaming as if a helicopter searchlight,heading North/Northwest approx 60 degrees high over horizon apparently spewing contrail or smoke plume, then it blew through a smoke circle of it's own creation, then (and I'm guessing separation)blasted through a large lazy V-shaped cloud and kept going. Could see the light from it for a minute or two, heading off over the Pacific. Assume missile of some kind, but no official launches scheduled for Vandenberg. U. S. Navy missile launch. PD

July 29, 2014 · 9:10 PM · TRIANGLE

Lemoore, CA

My husband and I were driving on Highway 41 towards Fresno, Ca. This is flat farmland country and you can see for miles. We had a clear view of the horizon at all times, when we approached Highway 198. I saw a large triangle formation above us (approx. 500 feet), with 5 lights, green with red behind the green lights. There was 1 in the middle and 2 down each side. This object appeared to be at least a football field in width, we have no idea on length. I yelled to my husband "what is that," he was as startled as I was. It appeared to change shape into a straight line, mimicking the radio towers we have seen in various locations. This object made no noise, we had our windows down. We just couldn't believe what we were seeing. We immediately pulled off the road within 10 seconds we were out the car, and we saw nothing, heard nothing and there were no radio towers. The sky was just black, like we had seen the prior 50 miles. Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD

July 27, 2013 · 10:09 PM · CROSS