NUFORC UFO Sighting 183924

Occurred: 2024-11-08 22:15 Local
Reported: 2024-11-08 23:31 Pacific
Duration: 2 minutes
No of observers: 1

Location: Oceanside, CA, USA
Location details: Southbound on 5 freeway around the Santa Margarita river

Shape: Oval
Color: Dim white lights
Estimated Size: 100 feet wide
Viewed From: Land
Direction from Viewer: South Southeast
Angle of Elevation: 30
Heading: South Southeast
Closest Distance: 10 miles
Estimated Speed: 500 mph+
Characteristics: Lights on object, Aura or haze around object, Aircraft nearby

Saw likely helicopter shine phosporescent light quickly then to its southeast a dimly lit large object move away quickly

Clear dark moonlit night. First saw a brilliant phosporescent light quickly turn on then off in a couple seconds, probably a helicopter light. Then to its southeast a dim set of lights in a pattern resembled a disc shape on its side with 15-20 dim small lights hardly noticeable the only reason I saw it was the phosphorescent light was so brilliant and caught my attention in that general direction. This other object with the dim lights at first looked stationary but I think it was cruising slow southeast then it sped up. I think it was about 2,000+ feet high while the phosporescent light (couldn't make out any shape of whatever shone that) was maybe 500 feet high at most. The other object seemed maybe 5-10 miles southeast of the helicopter and pretty large for a flying craft. It sped off and its movement was so consistent almost like it was being pulled away at a tremendous speed. I watched it for maybe a minute before it got out of my view. Was driving so I couldn't take pictures safely but the lights were so dim on such a clear night my phone camera probably wouldn't have picked up much anyway.

Posted 2024-11-09