NUFORC Sighting 64312

Occurred: 1988-06-30 23:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2008-07-05 03:00 Pacific
Duration: 1 hour
No of observers: 2

Location: Mexico (Pacific Ocean), , Mexico

Shape: Disk
Characteristics: Emitted other objects

WE WERE COMMERCIAL NET FISHING SWORDFISH ABOUT 80 MILES INTO MEXICO ABOUT 120 MILES OF SHORE JUST SOUTH OF SAN DEIGO THE NET IS A MILE AND A EIGHTH.WE WERE ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE NET WHEN OBJECT CAME OUT OF WATER WE WERE BOTH FREAKED OUT IT WAS MAKING PASSES BEHIND THE NET AT THE END OF THE NET IS A STROBE LIGHT SO OTHER BOATS AND SHIPS CAN SEE IT THEN IT CAME STRAIT AT US IT WENT BY US VERY FAST STOPPED AHEAD OF BOAT REPEATED THIS ABOUT 3 TIMES THEN WENT BEHIND THE BOAT AND WENT BACK INTO WATER COLOR OF IT WAS A SOFT GLOWING ORANGE . NEVER SEEN IT AGAIN NEVER DID TELL ANYBODY THEY WOULD THINK JUST TWO DRUNKEN FISHERMAN.I,VE BEEN ON THE OCEAN 40 YEARS AND BELIVE ME I,VE SEEN A LOT

NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that date of incident is approximate. PD

Posted 2008-07-05