single,round white light object approached&tailgated airliner@nite, made U turn, then L turn & crossed in front of me,call FAA.
I'm 47 years old and have an MA in Interdisiplinary Studies at Cal State University. I'm a 6 year U.S. Air Force Law Enforcement vet (1974-1980) and have been an Archaeologist and Techinician in CA and NV since 1991.
While camping at Don Pedro Reservoir, at the mouth of the Toulumne River, on Wards Ferry Road I witnessed the following: The day was Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003 at approximately 2300 hrs., the sky was clear.
Curious if any info. on a "single, round, white light object" that quickly approached and "tail-gated" an airliner heading west toward San Francisco (?). The "object" (about 1/4 size or smaller than the airliner) followed the plane for a few seconds then made a very abrubt 180 degree U-turn to the left and headed east (up the Toulumne River Canyon). I flashed my headlights at it a couple of times as it headed back in my direction (this area is fairly remote). The "object" suddenly made an abrubt left turn (north) in front of me and disappeared over the mountain from my view. It appeared to maintain the same altitude throught the flight and only slowed when it approached the plane and when I flashed my headlights at it. I felt very concerned for the passengers on the flight and eventually made this report to the FAA at Rancho Murieta and Sacramento approximately one week after the sighting. I got a negative response from both.
Sincerely, ((initials deleted))
I'm 47 years old and have an MA in Interdisiplinary Studies at Cal State University. I'm a 6 year U.S. Air Force Law Enforcement vet (1974-1980) and have been an Archaeologist and Techinician in CA and NV since 1991.
While camping at Don Pedro Reservoir, at the mouth of the Toulumne River, on Wards Ferry Road I witnessed the following: The day was Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2003 at approximately 2300 hrs., the sky was clear.
Curious if any info. on a "single, round, white light object" that quickly approached and "tail-gated" an airliner heading west toward San Francisco (?). The "object" (about 1/4 size or smaller than the airliner) followed the plane for a few seconds then made a very abrubt 180 degree U-turn to the left and headed east (up the Toulumne River Canyon). I flashed my headlights at it a couple of times as it headed back in my direction (this area is fairly remote). The "object" suddenly made an abrubt left turn (north) in front of me and disappeared over the mountain from my view. It appeared to maintain the same altitude throught the flight and only slowed when it approached the plane and when I flashed my headlights at it. I felt very concerned for the passengers on the flight and eventually made this report to the FAA at Rancho Murieta and Sacramento approximately one week after the sighting. I got a negative response from both.
Sincerely, ((initials deleted))
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Tuolumne
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37.97
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CA
Occurred : 10/15/2003 23:00 (Entered as : 10/15/2003 23:00) Reported: 11/16/2003 4:10:29 AM 04:10 Posted: 11/26/2003 Location: Tuolumne, CA Shape: Light Duration: 1 minute (?) Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
single,round white light object approached&tailgated airliner@nite, made U turn, then L turn & crossed in front of me,call FAA.