Sphere over Trabuco Canyon, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A white light appeared above the mountain tops just north east of saddleback mountain looking from Portola Hills, Trabuco Canyon. The light increased in intensity for about ten seconds. At its brightest point, the light appeared much larger then the relative size of a full moon (about 2-3 times larger in circumfrence). The light was so intense that it hurt my eyes to look directly at it.. It stayed at full intensity for about 30 seconds and then suddenly turned off instantaneously like a light switch. It still stayed slightly dim after the light stopped shining like a hot light would after it is turned off.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #131717). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2016-12-08 → 2016-12-25
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