Four round, lit craft flyhing in a low, v formation over Elk Grove, Ca.
I am a 59 year old IT specialist. I have never seen and reported a UFO before. This is the 4th of July.
The fireworks ended about 9:50 PM (and were a long way away and not visible at all where we were due to the height of the houses and the distance to the fireworks (2 to 3 miles).
At 10:25 PM, I was in the pool with my girlfriend and I was looking up at the sky saying how great it is in California to see meteorite showers and other such things in the night sky because the sky is always clear in the summer in California (as opposed to Illinois where I lived all my life (58 years) until this past October).
Just after I stated how clear it was and almost "on cue", four round, glowing objects came into my line of sight out of the southwest, heading northeast. They seemed fairly small, and flying fairly low; similar to the altitude of a single engine plane flying low. They almost looked like four searchlights shining on a thin cloud, but the stars were out, and there was not a cloud in the sky. They were fairly dim, but brighter in the center, and rimmed with a soft glow around each. They were in a "v" formation, but there were three on the right, with one on the left. I am aware of the "v" shaped sightings that seem to be the underbelly lights of a larger craft.
These did not seem to be that since there was only one light on one side, and they were not flying slow.
They continued at a steady rate, much faster than any prop or jet plane would fly, and in a straight line. I watched for about 8 to 10 seconds from when they appeared in my line of sight until they went out of sight. I am not sure at this point, because they were not really visible, but they may have dispersed from the formation, because as I was watching the point where they went out of sight I caught a glimpse of a streak off to the northwest of where they disappeared that flashed for just a second.
After seeing them for 2 - 3 seconds and realizing they were somethin! g special, I pointed to them right in front of my girlfriend's! face and emphatically said, "Look! Look!", and she was able to see them for about 5 seconds or so. She has always been a scoffer and has made fun of me watching Ancient Astronauts and other UFO related shows on TV.
She was a little shocked, a little scared, and would love to tell someone what she saw. I think the incident changed her mind.
I hope we were not the only ones to observe this. I am thinking there were many people looking up at the time due to backyard fireworks.
I am a 59 year old IT specialist. I have never seen and reported a UFO before. This is the 4th of July.
The fireworks ended about 9:50 PM (and were a long way away and not visible at all where we were due to the height of the houses and the distance to the fireworks (2 to 3 miles).
At 10:25 PM, I was in the pool with my girlfriend and I was looking up at the sky saying how great it is in California to see meteorite showers and other such things in the night sky because the sky is always clear in the summer in California (as opposed to Illinois where I lived all my life (58 years) until this past October).
Just after I stated how clear it was and almost "on cue", four round, glowing objects came into my line of sight out of the southwest, heading northeast. They seemed fairly small, and flying fairly low; similar to the altitude of a single engine plane flying low. They almost looked like four searchlights shining on a thin cloud, but the stars were out, and there was not a cloud in the sky. They were fairly dim, but brighter in the center, and rimmed with a soft glow around each. They were in a "v" formation, but there were three on the right, with one on the left. I am aware of the "v" shaped sightings that seem to be the underbelly lights of a larger craft.
These did not seem to be that since there was only one light on one side, and they were not flying slow.
They continued at a steady rate, much faster than any prop or jet plane would fly, and in a straight line. I watched for about 8 to 10 seconds from when they appeared in my line of sight until they went out of sight. I am not sure at this point, because they were not really visible, but they may have dispersed from the formation, because as I was watching the point where they went out of sight I caught a glimpse of a streak off to the northwest of where they disappeared that flashed for just a second.
After seeing them for 2 - 3 seconds and realizing they were somethin! g special, I pointed to them right in front of my girlfriend's! face and emphatically said, "Look! Look!", and she was able to see them for about 5 seconds or so. She has always been a scoffer and has made fun of me watching Ancient Astronauts and other UFO related shows on TV.
She was a little shocked, a little scared, and would love to tell someone what she saw. I think the incident changed her mind.
I hope we were not the only ones to observe this. I am thinking there were many people looking up at the time due to backyard fireworks.
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Elk Grove
USA
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8 - 10 seconds
38.42
-121.41
circle
CA
Occurred : 7/4/2011 22:25 (Entered as : 07/04/11 10:25) Reported: 7/5/2011 12:01:26 AM 00:01 Posted: 7/6/2011 Location: Elk Grove, CA Shape: Circle Duration: 8 - 10 seconds Characteristics: There were lights on the object, There was an aura or haze around the object
Four round, lit craft flyhing in a low, v formation over Elk Grove, Ca.