Circle over San Gabriel Valley, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A very bright red ball hovering in the night sky. Slow movements staying within same area. Would disappear and reappear instantly in another spot. Twice it blinked six times and then disappeared. It would disappear for a few minutes and then return. No other colors or flashing lights ( airplane, helicopter). Never seen before. Out in empty sky with no buildings or towers or any man made structures. I looked at the sky in the morning daylight and the area i saw it in was clear.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #112492). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2014-08-11 → 2014-08-28
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