Light over Ocotillo Wells, CA
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Witnessed from 32.74532, -116.13906 viewing in a due north direction myself and 5 others witnessed lights that were very bright (some not as bright as others) enter atmosphere along the horizon adjacent to the Big Dipper constellation between the hours of 12:30am-3am August 13, 2023. These lights made geometric shapes, re-aligned to make other formations and also witnessed 5-6 appear and move down towards horizon (coordinated group) then make a sharp high speed right turn in perspective of the viewing position. These lights appeared to be some white and some red and seemed to stop once the Big Dipper constellation moved past the horizon.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #177538). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2023-08-10 → 2023-08-27
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