Light over Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Northwest in front of the foothills of the Santa Ana mountains, my wife and I were on our way to the supermarket when we witnessed five
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 2013-11-13 → 2013-11-30
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