1978-01-09 - Thousand Oaks, CA - Circle

I awoke at 4:30 a.m. and was lying awake in bed looking out the window. I saw a large round yellow glowing object close to the ground far off in the distance and did not take note of it because I thought it was a full moon close to the ground. It was partially blocked by some thin trees.As I lay there, the object began to ascend very very slowly. As it began moving, I jumped out of bed and ran to the window watching as it rose above the tree level and house level. I cannot tell how far off it was -- perhaps a few miles.Once it finished rising, it sat in the sky for a few seconds not moving -- then in a split second shot off to the right, disappearing. I ran out of my room, down the hall, and into the living room which was the direction that the object flew. I looked out of the sliding glass door in the living room, but the object was gone.Again, it was just a round, glowing, yellow object, with no other distinctive features.I have only told a very few select individuals about this over the past almost 20 years -- people that I knew would at least believe that I was not lying to them -- even if they don't happen to believe in UFO's. When I heard about your organization, I figured I would at least log this siting with you -- perhaps it can help you in some way.