NUFORC Sighting 08561

Occurred: 1996-04-11 12:44 Local
Reported: 1999-07-27 00:00 Pacific
Duration: 5 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Santa Cruz, CA, USA

Shape: Cylinder
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted beams

Strange craft observed over Santa Cruz CA.

I first observed the craft as a bright white light coming in over Monterey Bay. It appeared to be a landing light from an aircraft which was much to low to clear the mountains for a landing in San Jose. On my way outside I noticed the time as 12:44 am. The craft passed over at approx. 1-2000 ft. and at a viewing angle of approx. 45 degrees from vertical. It was approx. the length of an airliner and cylinder shaped and rounded at both ends. There were 7 round porthole shaped openings along the side and 5 square areas colored as if subjected to heat. There was a horizontal circular ring that had movement like liquid moving around the ring. There were vertical lines of descending from the rings that came together as an apex to form a cone. The cone in front was a light gray color and the one at the rear looked like liquid gold moving around the ring and upt the vertical lines. When it passed from my view I returned inside my house and took note of the time. It was 12:49am. The next day I took compass bearings and determined its course at approx. 355 degrees magnetic.

Posted 1999-08-10

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