NUFORC Sighting 179860

Occurred: 1963-06-01 12:00 Local
Reported: 2023-12-30 12:49 Pacific
Duration: 2-4 seconds
No of observers: 2 - Pilot

Location: Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Location details: Driveway of private residence

Shape: Circle
Color: Silver/Gray
Estimated Size: 200-300'
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: Directly overhead
Angle of Elevation: 90
Closest Distance: 150-250'
Estimated Speed: Invisible between locations.

Close view of UFO during daylight hours

My friend and I were playing basketball in our driveway, when a UFO appeared directly overhead. It almost filled the sky. A rough estimate today: Elevation 250', Craft diameter 200-300'. It remained motionless and silent overhead for approximately 2 seconds. Black smoke billowed out of it. Then it re-appeared over our neighbor's house, some 300 yards to the NW. It paused for approximately two seconds and then disappeared.

My friend and I ran into the house and called our science teacher. He asked "did any adults see it?" We said, 'no.' He then responded, "Forget about it.' But we never have and both remember the same details, many years later.

Posted 2024-02-15