Light over La Selva Beach, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Looking at stars over Monterey Bay. Saw a very bright red light moving erratically near another white star. Appeared to be dancing in the night sky! It suddenly lurched rapidly in a southerly direction. Then it moved up straight up and then back and forth. Tried to get my phone to capture video but it moved so fast all of a sudden. Seemed to move south very rapidly. It then faded out of view.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #158124). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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