Unusual colored turquoise object keeping pace with Navy or Marine Corps helicopter
At approximately 23:00, during a security guard shift, just outside front gate to construction compound, The off-going security officer called my attention to the military craft (helicopter) traveling in a fast mode from east to ship west. The craft was either Navy from NAS North Island or Marine from MCAS Miramar. Craft had the usual blinking red and white lights with the normal loud sound identifying it as helicopter. Aircraft from both air stations fly east out to desert and return on a daily and nightly bases.
When I looked up I clearly saw helicopter being paced just to its left side by a bright turquoise colored light. The object was silent and appeared to easily keep pace with the military craft. The UFO seemed to fly smoother, faster and at some point tended to overtake the conventional craft as we watched both fly into the night towards a mountain range. The sighting was relatively close and not as high as some of the aircraft often seen operating in the area.
This sighting reminded me of Russian Bear bomber fly- bys observing the aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE during operations in the Indian Ocean back in the mid eighties. At that time I was part of a NAS North Island Helicopter squadron attached to the ship during a Western Pacific cruise. Whenever Russian aircraft fly by the ship, we send up jet aircraft to closely escort them away. I personally never seen any UFO(s) during any WESPAC cruises I ever been on. Also Wednesday’s UFO sighting marked the only time I ever seen any aerial object of any unusual or turquoise color. Both crafts were not as high up as the ones I witnessed in 1995 and the sighting a couple weeks ago in Lakeside. After this sighting I asked the off-going guard and others have they ever seen aircraft with turquoise colored lights, and the answer was always, "No, never," or words to that effect.
Finally, the only other UFO sighting I’ve ever been present, occurred back in 1971 during operations in the Gulf of Tonkin. It was a no-fly day and a friend from North Dakota and I was at the bow on the flight deck. It was a clear night and very quiet up there. We were lying on the deck looking up at the stars when he mentioned that he noticed two white lights, flying very high and fast. He said both lights flew parallel to one another before suddenly speeding away in opposite directions, lightning fast. I looked for the objects but apparently they had vanished before I could see them.
We never discussed UFOs with each other prior to that night.
At approximately 23:00, during a security guard shift, just outside front gate to construction compound, The off-going security officer called my attention to the military craft (helicopter) traveling in a fast mode from east to ship west. The craft was either Navy from NAS North Island or Marine from MCAS Miramar. Craft had the usual blinking red and white lights with the normal loud sound identifying it as helicopter. Aircraft from both air stations fly east out to desert and return on a daily and nightly bases.
When I looked up I clearly saw helicopter being paced just to its left side by a bright turquoise colored light. The object was silent and appeared to easily keep pace with the military craft. The UFO seemed to fly smoother, faster and at some point tended to overtake the conventional craft as we watched both fly into the night towards a mountain range. The sighting was relatively close and not as high as some of the aircraft often seen operating in the area.
This sighting reminded me of Russian Bear bomber fly- bys observing the aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE during operations in the Indian Ocean back in the mid eighties. At that time I was part of a NAS North Island Helicopter squadron attached to the ship during a Western Pacific cruise. Whenever Russian aircraft fly by the ship, we send up jet aircraft to closely escort them away. I personally never seen any UFO(s) during any WESPAC cruises I ever been on. Also Wednesday’s UFO sighting marked the only time I ever seen any aerial object of any unusual or turquoise color. Both crafts were not as high up as the ones I witnessed in 1995 and the sighting a couple weeks ago in Lakeside. After this sighting I asked the off-going guard and others have they ever seen aircraft with turquoise colored lights, and the answer was always, "No, never," or words to that effect.
Finally, the only other UFO sighting I’ve ever been present, occurred back in 1971 during operations in the Gulf of Tonkin. It was a no-fly day and a friend from North Dakota and I was at the bow on the flight deck. It was a clear night and very quiet up there. We were lying on the deck looking up at the stars when he mentioned that he noticed two white lights, flying very high and fast. He said both lights flew parallel to one another before suddenly speeding away in opposite directions, lightning fast. I looked for the objects but apparently they had vanished before I could see them.
We never discussed UFOs with each other prior to that night.
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Lakeside
USA
18 seconds
18 seconds
32.86
-116.92
light
CA
Occurred : 8/2/2012 23:00 (Entered as : 08/02/12 23:00) Reported: 8/2/2012 4:18:47 PM 16:18 Posted: 8/5/2012 Location: Lakeside, CA Shape: Light Duration: 18 seconds Characteristics: There was an aura or haze around the object, There were aircraft in the vicinity or aircraft chasing the object
Unusual colored turquoise object keeping pace with Navy or Marine Corps helicopter