Oval over Pollock Pines, CA
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The report, as filed
Reported sighting 9:45 PM PDT 5-18-2016 Pollock Pines, CA Anomalous light. Color: Deep red and deep blue (not normal LED colors) Blue lights slowly pulsating. Location SW from Pollock Pines moving SW (towards San Francisco) Initially stationary for about 2 minutes then moving slowly SW until the tree line obscured it. Lots of tall trees very near. Estimated height 5-10,000 ft. AGL. Estimated distance about 1-2 mi. Size – about ½ dime at arms length. This was NOT an airplane. No green lights or white strobes. I am an engineer and pilot for 45 years and have never seen lights in the sky like this.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #127293). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-05-15 → 2016-06-01
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