1978-01-01 - Whittier, CA - Triangle

Colaboration of 1978 sighting in Whittier, California (Southeast Los Angeles County).

I was recently scanning thru old sightings on your websight and came across one of great interest to me. It concerned a woman who spotted a flying object over the 605 freeway in 1977 or 1978 (she couldn't remember exact date). This sighting was actually posted in 2000, since the woman was new to the web. Well, back in 1978, my neighbor told me of a VERY SIMILAR sighting that she had the night before. She was driving home travelling south on the 605 Freeway (Southeast Los Angeles County) at 2:30 AM (the woman was driving north on 605 fwy), when she saw a bright light that she first thought to be a helicopter spotlight. She estimated the object to be a couple of miles away. As she drove south, the object was slowly flying north towards her. To this day, it is a desolate stretch of freeway. My neighbor slowed to a crawl as it approached, since it was hugh and obviously not a helicopted or airplane of any type she had ever seen. She did not stop as it slowly flew directly over her at what she estimated to be 100 feet or so- VERY LOW. She said it was dark in color and possibly triangle in shape and looked like some sort of "hugh flying machine with lights." She was uncomfortable telling the story and had NO reason to lie and only told me after repeated questioning of the slight sunburn on ONE side of her face- which she admitted she thought was caused by object. I am guessing my neighbor probably saw the same object that this woman saw. I travel the same freeway about a dozen times per week and have never seen anything unusual.

((NUFORC Note: Date is approximate. We will invite the source of this report contact the witness, if possible, and have her submit a report. She may know the date. PD))