Unknown over Visalia, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Orange orb witnessed in the Central Valley night sky! ((NUFORC Note: Missile launch from Vandenberg AFB. PD))
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2011-04-11 → 2011-04-28
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April 9, 2022 · 8:14 PM · DISK
Visalia, CA
It was disk shaped, but not those perfect silver disks you typically see. The ship had the look of an armor plated tank. You could see the seams of where the metal comes together with bolts locking them in place. The only reason I could see the it so well was because the orange flood-light illuminated most of the underbelly in the night sky. On the "backside" of the disk, it looked kind of engine like. It flew low enough to discern details about the ship despite being dark, but not low enough to illuminate the city street. There were no sounds produced by the ship whatsoever. When I saw it, it came from S County Center Drive. It went down W Ashland Ave, towards Mooney Blvd. If it maintained the direction, it would have reached Death Valley or Las Vegas. I recorded when it flew over my head. But it didn't save. I still kick myself about it to this very day. But I got a second recording of it headed to Mooney Blvd. Though it just looks like an orange light. (Note, it's not the flagpole illuminated in my neighbors yard. It's the orange light flying down) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52pJ9hn6qqg
January 23, 2022 · 7:47 PM · OVAL
Visalia, CA
I saw the aircraft flying o we my apartment complex to the west it had two rows of 4 bright red and green lights in a U shape. When I stopped walking to examine it, it also stopped and hovered a moment then it veared quickly to the NE and then sharply veared back the opposite direction quite quickly so knowing that it was probably a UFO I quickly got to where I was going to the laundry room when I came back out a few minutes later it was gone. I have had past experiences also I would like to talk to someone about from 2014 when I had experienced disorientation, loss of about 34 hours and a tiny incision on my right hand, as well as another experience in 2021. I don't have photos, I only have a scar and metal in my spine.
January 1, 2022 · 5:30 PM · SPHERE
Visalia, CA
A reddish orange spherical object was witnessed by my wife, child, and myself, first from the back yard and then the front. This object not only moved in a way that no Aircraft or pilot could possibly move, (Speed, Direction, etc) but also made absolutely no sound at all! Our Dog was barking heavily at it as well, which was also strange! After defying all laws of physics, it just disappeared.
December 15, 2021 · 9:45 PM · LIGHT
Visalia, CA
Saw multiple red lights moving in the sky in what appeared to be uniform motion, but could be wrong. Lights appeared to be traveling north or northwest slower than a plane. I viewed the phenomenon standing outside the planet fitness gym on Demaree and walnut in visalia CA, and I was facing west while filming them. The weather was cloudy at the time, very clouds where no stars were visible and I viewed the phenomenon at exactly 9:43 pm. Eventually the lights faded into the clouds and disappeared. I was able to capture footage of the event on my Samsung galaxy s10e smartphone. I drew an image of the phenomenon on a screenshot of a map and my location, although I believe it was much farther away. Hope this helps!
November 7, 2020 · 11:00 PM · CIRCLE
Visalia, CA
They were white circular objects. There were about 10, hard to count with clouds in the background. They were swirling around in the sky in a pattern. They moved slowly from south to north keeping in a pattern each time they came around. Before I came back in they switched from singles to doubles. Then went back to singles. There was no sound emitted. It was too dark to get a video on my phone.
January 11, 2020 · 6:30 PM · FORMATION
Visalia, CA
Me and my husband noticed three bright lights in the formation of a triangle just sitting in the sky. We thought they were stars and as we kept looking they slowly disappeared. It wasnt a gradual disappearance as if they were flying away like an airplane. Almost like a light dimming out. No sound and no blinking lights like an airplane and no movement. Our dog was barking from the backyard.