Orbital lights, bright, flashing or stationary
Orbital lights, bright, flashing, or stationary: 2-15 seen every night over Southern Calif. This has been on going since at least Jan 03. Some of these orbital objects fly over, becoming an extremely bright (mag -2 to -4) bluish-white color for about 10-20 sec. They are seen 1/2 to 2 hours after sunset.There is a pattern in that they" light up" in the same latitude (34 deg +/- 1deg), which is the same line that approximately connects Los Angeles and Phoenix. The longitude is ( 117 deg +/- 1deg ), coincidently is the same as Spokane where very similar ongoing phoenomena is observed. Interestingly, Yermo, CA, where a recent landing was reported (Oct 03), falls on that same line.
About half of these objects pass over,usually off white or yellow, brighten up at a certain point for 10-20 seconds then go back to normal and continue on. The other half brighten up and simply terminate or end in a "spiral reentry"of some sort. Ninety percent of this type of object eminate from the south and are on a northerly path. A few fly N-S or W-E. Even fewer go E-W. They are up around 250 miles. (height determined from crude angular measurement then calculated. This method checks well with the ISS). The S-N objects are the most "colorful", N-S and E-W usually just pass on by. A third of the W-E will display an event.
As many as 4 objects have been observed flying in a parallel formation with no other events seen. Formation flying is at about 350 miles high and tend to go the southeast.
Other on going observations include stationary strobing lights (1to 4 strobes). Some of the single strobe lights will cast a shadow. Also seen are "plasma balls" that stair-step down similar to those seen in Deming NM (11/5/02). Some satellites/objects display anomalies in their trails , some almost like morse code pattern.Others display small short bursts of light embedded the trail.On a few ocassions, some objects intersect with one another.Most of these events are very fast and were captured by photograph.
Well there you have it. I hope this is a useful piece of the puzzle. I am a Physics/ Astronomy lab instructor/technician with a small college in southern Calif. I have been observing and photographing the sky for 30 years or longer. I have never seen the sky this full of things in the past. Thanks for this opportunity to make a report.
((NUFORC Note: We presume the date of the alleged sighting was in the year 2003. We have altered the date above to 2003. PD))
Orbital lights, bright, flashing, or stationary: 2-15 seen every night over Southern Calif. This has been on going since at least Jan 03. Some of these orbital objects fly over, becoming an extremely bright (mag -2 to -4) bluish-white color for about 10-20 sec. They are seen 1/2 to 2 hours after sunset.There is a pattern in that they" light up" in the same latitude (34 deg +/- 1deg), which is the same line that approximately connects Los Angeles and Phoenix. The longitude is ( 117 deg +/- 1deg ), coincidently is the same as Spokane where very similar ongoing phoenomena is observed. Interestingly, Yermo, CA, where a recent landing was reported (Oct 03), falls on that same line.
About half of these objects pass over,usually off white or yellow, brighten up at a certain point for 10-20 seconds then go back to normal and continue on. The other half brighten up and simply terminate or end in a "spiral reentry"of some sort. Ninety percent of this type of object eminate from the south and are on a northerly path. A few fly N-S or W-E. Even fewer go E-W. They are up around 250 miles. (height determined from crude angular measurement then calculated. This method checks well with the ISS). The S-N objects are the most "colorful", N-S and E-W usually just pass on by. A third of the W-E will display an event.
As many as 4 objects have been observed flying in a parallel formation with no other events seen. Formation flying is at about 350 miles high and tend to go the southeast.
Other on going observations include stationary strobing lights (1to 4 strobes). Some of the single strobe lights will cast a shadow. Also seen are "plasma balls" that stair-step down similar to those seen in Deming NM (11/5/02). Some satellites/objects display anomalies in their trails , some almost like morse code pattern.Others display small short bursts of light embedded the trail.On a few ocassions, some objects intersect with one another.Most of these events are very fast and were captured by photograph.
Well there you have it. I hope this is a useful piece of the puzzle. I am a Physics/ Astronomy lab instructor/technician with a small college in southern Calif. I have been observing and photographing the sky for 30 years or longer. I have never seen the sky this full of things in the past. Thanks for this opportunity to make a report.
((NUFORC Note: We presume the date of the alleged sighting was in the year 2003. We have altered the date above to 2003. PD))
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Yucaipa
USA
20 sec
20 sec
34.03
-117.04
light
CA
Occurred : 11/18/2003 18:30 (Entered as : 11/18/1903 18:30) Reported: 11/19/2003 10:39:07 AM 10:39 Posted: 11/26/2003 Location: Yucaipa, CA Shape: Light Duration: 20 sec Characteristics: There were lights on the object, The object left a trail, There was an aura or haze around the object, The object emitted other objects, The object changed color
Orbital lights, bright, flashing or stationary