Triangle over Hawthorne, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Witness elects to remain totally anonymous; provides no contact information. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #143419). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-10-03 → 2018-10-20
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June 16, 2023 · 10:35 PM · FLASH
Hawthorne, CA
Bright blue illuminating light that shot up and stayed in the air for a bit. The whole sky light up in a blue illuminating light that could be seen through the clouds. The sky stayed lingering with that color after the bright initial flash/orb left. The color of the sky then subsided and turned normal.
November 9, 2019 · 1:21 AM · RECTANGLE
Hawthorne, CA
It was 1 object about 100 feet high & it flew horizontal from north to south. Appeared light brown in color. From my angle it was possibly the size and shape of a cheap refrigerator. If i could estimate ground speed, it covered only 2 miles per minute. We are just two average joes who happened to be observing the sky & arguing about which is the north star. We dont use & have no history of mental health issues or of telling crazy stories. I am not scared easily but the unusual shape, speed & flight path set off many alarms in my head. For some reason, this object struck fear in me. Either it or the situation made absolutely terrified
December 8, 2017 · 6:47 PM · FORMATION
Hawthorne, CA
On December 8th, 2017 Friday night. I was sitting in my car facing west as I noticed red lights traveling together in a cluster of 5-6 lights gliding together. I looked around and saw airplanes traveling towards airport which is the opposite direction. The lights traveled low enough for me to hear a craft sound flying above and as each light disappears one by one until all gone I could hear the sound shut off until all you heard was the sound of people and cars. A min later I could see helicopters or small planes flying around way different that the huge cluster of lights spread apart. I immediately text two of my friends to log the time I saw the red lights and I also drew what I saw on a blue piece of paper with red lights. After hearing other witnesses come forward I knew I had to account for my Experience.
July 4, 2016 · 9:12 PM · RECTANGLE
Hawthorne, CA
I was sitting on the lawn of my grandmothers house shortly after nine pm on the Fourth of July. We observed several Chinese lanterns to the north and there were intermittent fireworks going off around us. A short while later I observed what at first glance appeared to be an airplane. It was flying quite low, less then five hundred feet and yet made no sound. It was moving slowly. I first noticed its front lint which was white and solid but emitted no beam. The other lights on the wings were flashing but they were also bright white and emitted no beam. They were flashing at a much faster rate than any wing lights I have ever seen and they were to bright as well. Then instead of a rotating red beacon on the bottom it had a flashing white light. There was no body to the craft that I could see. I pointed it out to my godfather who is an engineering technician at Raytheon. He said he had never seen anything like it. He pointed it out to my grandfather, a retired naval aviation mechanic, who caught a fleeting glimpse as it flew away to the southeast and he was about as baffled as we were. The craft came from northwest to southeast and was visible for only about thirty seconds.
May 16, 2012 · 8:15 PM · OVAL
Hawthorne, CA
Black, round to slightly oval unlit object (except for the little blink my daughter saw), fast moving in one direction
July 4, 2011 · 9:37 PM · FIREBALL
Hawthorne, CA
Orange fireball over South Bay/L.A. county