Flash over Westlake Village, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Driving on the 101 freeway north between Lindero Canyon and Westlake Boulevard exits, watching a rather remarkable sunset, there sudden
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2009-08-25 → 2009-09-11
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