NUFORC Sighting 27146

Occurred: 2003-01-17 23:00 Local
Reported: 2003-01-18 00:26 Pacific
Duration: 10:00 min
No of observers: 1

Location: Burbank/Los Angeles, CA, USA

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Lights on object, Emitted other objects, Changed Colo

Two strange lights over Los Angeles

2 very bright lights were observed in the SW direction at Approx. 45o in the sky over Los Angeles. They appeared to be slightly changing in color, but basically seemed much redder overall compared to the moon and few stars in the sky at the same time.

At first I believed the lights to be either airplanes or helicopters, but their motion and behavior were not like any other manmade aircraft I ever observed.

they seemed to move sloly y around each other, get closer two different times, then separate. By far the weirdest part observed was at one point, a very small secondary light appeared to leave the lower craft, and move several degrees down, then dissappear, as if it were a controlled satellited No movements were jerky or fast, just very slow and controlled Finally the lights compeleted faded out from view.



((FOLLOW-UP FROM WITNESS))

Dear Sirs:

Thanks for personnally replying to my report. I am most interested in the number of people seeing and reporting this event, as I cannot understand how it could not have been seen by hundreds of people if not more.

At the time of the initial spotting of the object, I was located on the street outside my apartment in Burbank. The time was approx 5 min. before 11:00 P.M. but the objects could have been there much earlier.

From the best of my ability to estimate, the objects appeared to be about 30 to 40 degrees in the sky, somewhat below where the moon was in the sky at the time, and in approx the same direction, to the south-west of my position.

Incidentally, Pacoima happens to be somewhat to the north and west of my position, so if the other sighting was at the same time, it could not have been the same objects I was observing. Actually, from my main viewing position on my third floor apartment balconey, my view to the north and west is obscured by my building.

I have not yet been able to find anyone else who saw the objects at that time, or have not seen any reports in any media. Do you know if any media reports were made?

Thank you very much for doing the work you do. There must be an explaination to these events.

((name deleted))

((END))

NUFORC Note:

We spoke with this witness via telephone, and found him to be credible and serious-minded, as well. Please see other reports for this date. PD


Posted 2003-03-11

© 2023 National UFO Reporting Center. All rights reserved. Use or reproduction within any application without written consent is prohibited.