NUFORC Sighting 47083

Occurred: 1997-10-12 18:30 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2005-10-18 21:17 Pacific
Duration: 20 seconds
No of observers: 2

Location: Huntington Beach, CA, USA

Shape: Sphere
Characteristics: Aircraft nearby

Sphere chased by Huntington Beach Helocopter

Myself and a friend were hosing off the sand from our wetsuits outside my house after surfing and noticed the usual buzzing of the H.B. copter only it was going really fast and obviously up to something.

We looked up and saw it in hot pursuit of a car sized bronze colored silent ball. It was late afternoon almost dusk but you could see the sun still shining off of the sphere. It was silent and swift as it was sort of zig-zagging around almost playing with the helo which had no chance.

It circled the electrical plant next to us and then took off heading inland accelerating out of sight with the helo following.

Both observers have extensive aviation backgrounds and one good vision and one with 20/17 vision. Also, a checklist was gone through TWICE just to confirm everything such as sound, markings, numbers...wings all of which was unexplainable.

The scary thing is we know the govt. wouldn't be testing something that close to a pop. and very low maybe a few hundred feet or so. Plus it just plain gave us the heeby-jeebies.

I personally never saw anything like it and was a sceptic. Emphasis on WAS.




NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that the date of the sighting is approximate. PD


Posted 2005-10-20

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