Light over San Simeon, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Very bright orange light seen to the north east of Hearst Castle during a night tour. Orange light suspended low over the Santa Lucia Mountains near Fort Hunter Liggett. Light was observed stationary for a few minutes. Returning to the same location 10 minutes later, the light had vanished.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #144201). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2018-12-25 → 2019-01-11