Light over Bonita, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Driving on 54 West fwy saw a large golden orange light flash twice southbound before disappearing. 10x larger than other aircraft in the sky that night. It happened so fast but I saw it directly ahead of me lighting up the surrounding clouds. It looked like it was in a lower altitude than commercial aircraft but it was moving from north to south across the highway. Two bursts of light and then it disappeared. It was different from a flare or floating lantern as those would be visible for longer time.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #166583). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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