Light over Standish, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
A line of lights moved in a northeasterly direction over the house, traveling at the same speed on the same path. I counted at least 50, and lost count after that. Using a star as a reference, there was a 4-5 second space between each object. They traveled in a straight line across the sky with the same brightness, until they disappeared over a mountain. Duration of about 15 minutes. I observed aircraft with strobe lights flying thru the observable path of the objects, unknown whether above or below. After about 60-70 had passed, they became more spaced out at around 45 seconds apart, which continued for about 10 minutes. I also observed several similar looking objects traveling in a northerly direction, not the same path, but same speed and brightness.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #152648). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2020-01-13 → 2020-01-30
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