Light over Corona del Mar, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Extremely bright light in ocean near Balboa Pier. It could not of been a boat. I have lived here my whole life and never seen something so bright. Beyond that, was a fast moving red light moving across the sea near Catalina. I have seen this red light many times, on top of many other mysterious "crafts". Contact information is bogus. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #125196). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-01-06 → 2016-01-23