Circle over Tustin (viewed from), CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
noticed a white round light appear in the sky. I first thought it was the moon it was so bright. I was on my patio and got up as my view was obscured by a tree. I realized it was NOT the monn. It was much smaller but just as bright as a full moon. It appeared to travel in one direction then stop. It created a huge beam of light that cast a huge V shaped beam behind it. Then the light appeared to rotate and changed direction. As it did the light beam began to recede and it appeared to leave a huge green cloud in its place. This was viewed 20 minutes ago in the SW sky. I'd guess it was 5+ miles out. US Navy missile launch. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #123736). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2015-11-04 → 2015-11-21