Circle over Stockton, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Perfect line of circular bright blinking lights way off in horizon, maybe 6-8 lights. All blinking in unison (off 99n we were driving, three people in car all saw same thing) then suddenly the lights broke apart and got much closer to the car, on either side of car/highway. Then suddenly all got bright, they lit up the black night so all was bright and visible and then all the lights went dark and disappeared. 8:04 pm. The whole even was maybe 2-4 minutes total
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #173618). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-12-24 → 2023-01-10
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