As reported

Circle over Valencia, CA

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Clear day walking and saw what looked like a clump of white balloons but then they started to form a V shape. I tried to make out what they were but they were too far. I saw them form a V shape wider longer version and then they disappeared. They were too high to take a picture with my phone.

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #153609). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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