NUFORC Sighting 166583

Occurred: 2022-02-02 19:00 Local
Reported: 2022-02-07 09:29 Pacific
Duration: 3 seconds
No of observers: 1

Location: Bonita, CA, USA
Location details: 54 Fwy West

Shape: Light
Characteristics: Aura or haze around object

Driving on 54 West fwy saw a large golden orange light flash twice southbound before disappearing. 10x larger than other aircraft in the sky that night. It happened so fast but I saw it directly ahead of me lighting up the surrounding clouds. It looked like it was in a lower altitude than commercial aircraft but it was moving from north to south across the highway. Two bursts of light and then it disappeared. It was different from a flare or floating lantern as those would be visible for longer time.

Posted 2022-03-04