Cylinder over Desert Hot Springs, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
I saw a bright light in the north west sky which I thought was a shooting star, as I continued watching it it failed to dissipate as I expected. I could make out a shape that was similar to a missile ( approximately 7-10 full size commercial jet liners in length). Then I saw a blinking light accompanying, or possibly on the object. The main brilliant light then broke into what appeared to be 4-5 individual brilliant lights and continued flying horizontally until they disappeared over the eastern horizon. Re-entering space debris. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #124943). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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