Occurred: 2003-08-17 00:00 Local - Approximate
Reported: 2005-08-22 15:11 Pacific
Duration: 3-4 minutes
No of observers: 3

Location: San Diego, CA, USA

Shape: Triangle
Characteristics: Lights on object

Solid triangular object with lights on each corner making periodic 90 degree turns without slowing or banking.

My two kids and I were spending the night in my hammock in our yard in Rancho Bernardo to watch the Perseid meteor shower when we noticed three lights larger than stars silently moving in unison across the sky at a very high altitude. We noted that the three lights formed a triangle and comprised a single object because as it slowly and steadily traversed the sky it blocked out the view of the stars. We became entranced by it, especially because periodically it would literally make 90 degree left and right turns without slowing down or banking, something which to me seems impossible. It's path originated from the southeast initially heading northwest, as we were laying in my hammock facing north. Periodically it would stop and hover motionless, and ultimately darted off at a high rate of spead in a southerly direction. This occurred in August 2003 and since then, every August when the Perseids come, my kids recall the event and tell their friends. I'd like to know if anyone else in San Diego witnessed what we saw or can provide me with information about what we witnessed.




NUFORC Note:

Witness indicates that date of incident is approximate. PD


Posted 2005-09-02

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