Cone over Lake California (Cottonwood), CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
10/7/18 - About 7:20 p.m. Clear night sky. Not cloudy. Cottonwood, CA near Redding, CA. Actually sited up over Lake California out of Cottonwood. Saw bright, object flying over sky North to South with downward pattern, then upward, then seeming to be still. Would change directions. It had two cone shaped white spray like things coming out of it in back of its trajectory. Stopped car and watched it for a couple of minutes - then went home close by to get binoculars for closer look. Could not see it from house - either behind trees across street or was gone. Really strange looking and moving in abnormal pattern resembling flight. Very bright white light. Was shocked to see many similar reporting when Googled it. Found this reporting sight. Seen by elderly couple driving home from Bible Study. One has Master's Degree and the others has some college education. This was very unsettling. Launch of Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB. PD
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #143403). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-10-04 → 2018-10-21