Sphere over Del Rosa/San Bernardino, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
My husband and I heard what we believed to be a large, low flying helicopter outside above our home just prior to 11:00 p.m. tonight (May 2, 2015). I went out and observed a large helicopter following a fast moving sphere (ball) of light. The ball was a burnt orange in color, appeared to be approximately ½ the size of the helicopter, and both were traveling from the West in an Eastward direction. The object was traveling significantly faster and was ahead of the helicopter, approximately 50-100ft away on the South side. It appeared to slow its speed twice for the helicopter to catch up before they were out of my sight. I had a very good view of them as there is a nearly full moon out, the sky was clear, and they flew directly over me. A strange and beautiful sight…
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #118762). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-04-29 → 2015-05-16